Manly: Police blitz on ‘dial-a-dealer' cocaine suppliers in tourist hot spots

A police crackdown has revealed that young men from western Sydney are turning up in Manly court on ‘dial-a-dealer’ cocaine supply charges for selling the party drug to cashed up locals.

“Dial-a-dealer” cocaine suppliers are driving to the northern beaches and north shore to fill weekend orders for the party drug from cashed up locals — an ending up being convicted in Manly Local Court. Pictures: Manly Daily and NSW Police

A police crackdown on “dial-a-dealer” cocaine suppliers driving to the northern beaches and north shore to fill drug orders from cashed up locals has led to a spate of convictions in Manly Local Court.

Young dealers, one aged just 19, who live in Sydney’s western and southwestern suburbs, were caught selling small bags of “coke” in the Manly CBD for between $250 to $300, recent court cases have revealed.

Others have been convicted of peddling the illicit drug from their cars in the popular Crows Nest restaurant and cafe precinct.

One entrepreneurial “dial-a-dealer” from Glenfield was even offering his customers special “buy five, get one free” party drug discount deals.

Another dealer was caught with a “drug ledger” on his mobile phone along with a list of pick-up and drop-off locations as well as screenshots of drug payments sent to bank accounts.

Dial-a-dealer cocaine sellers have been selling small bags of cocaine to local buyers for between $250 to $300. File picture: NSW Police

Manly Magistrate Robyn Denes said in court last month that dial-a-dealer offending was a “problem on the northern beaches as well as across Sydney”.

Ms Denes has described the crime, in court as a kind of “uber for drugs” with dealers benefiting from the “misery of others”.

The Northern Beaches Police Local Area Command has confirmed it undertook operations, led by officers from its Proactive Crime Team, targeting drug crime around the Manly CBD.

Northern Beaches Police laid more than 400 charges for drug-related offences in the 12 months to June 30 this year.

Area Commander Pat Sharkey said police conduct “regular intelligence-based operations in response to crime, including the targeting of drug offending within the Command”.

“The Proactive Crime Team have led a number of successful operations in response to drug and alcohol-related crime in and around Manly CBD,” Superintendent Sharkey said.

Earlier this month Waleed Al-Jumaili, 23, of Casula, whose female companion had 23 bags of cocaine stuffed down her undies, was convicted for supplying “dial-a-dealer’ drugs in Manly.

Waleed Al-Jumaili, 23, of Casula, outside Manly Local Court where he was convicted on a 'dial-dealer' cocaine supply charge. Picture: Manly Daily

Police found $750 in cash in his car. Al-Jumaili told them he was selling the coke for $250 a bag and that he had already sold three bags that night.

In a facts sheet tendered to court, police stated they saw Al-Jumaili doing “loops” in his car around the centre of Manly.

Al-Jumaili was handed a Community Correction Order to be of good behaviour for 18 months for and fined a total of $2700.

Charbel Hanna Jaja, 19, of Mount Druitt, was caught with 12 bags of “coke” in his car, as well as $5000 cash, in the Manly CBD late on a Saturday night.

Charbel Hanna Jaja, 19, of Mount Druitt, leaving Manly Local Court after being convicted for "dial-a-dealer" drug supply charges. Picture: Manly Daily

Jaja told police he had only sold to two customers that night, to a man in Manly and a client at Dee Why, for the “usual” price of $250 a bag.

He was given a Community Corrections Order to be of good behaviour for three years.

Joseph Paul Toga, 23, a fruit and vegetable packer from Campsie, had a list of “addresses and orders” on the WhatsApp messaging service on his mobile phone when he was arrested in Manly.

Joseph Toga, 23, of Campsie, outside Manly Local Court where he was convicted and jailed for being a 'dial-a-dealer' cocaine supplier to customers on the northern beaches. Picture: Manly Daily

Police, after watching Toga about to make a Saturday night drugs transaction on Cove St, also found two small, clear, resealable bags of cocaine in its centre console and $500 cash in his pants pocket.

When police examined his phone they saw a WhatsApp message stating “(Address) Cove Ave, Manly x 2”.

Toga was sentenced to 18 months in jail, with a non-parole period of nine months.

Manly court also recently heard that Crows Nest was a “well known location for supply of drugs using ‘dial-a-dealer’ methodology”.

Construction worker Simon Va Tupua, 34, of Blacktown, was convicted in Manly Local Court after he was caught with seven bags of cocaine in his car and a “drug ledger” on his phone when he was arrested at Crows Nest.

Simon Va Tupua, 34, of Blacktown, outside Manly Local Court. Picture: Manly Daily

Police also found $2750 in cash in his bag. He even had a hidden drug compartment in the door of his Toyota Corolla.

In the facts sheet police stated they “observed numerous screenshots and messages (on his phone) indicating the supply of prohibited drugs”. The screenshots contained notes with dates and times that listed the amount of “bags” sold and the total amount of cash collected.

Tupua was handed an 18-month community corrections order to be of good behaviour.

Taimoor Bhutta, a 20-year-old supermarket storeman from Glenfield, was convicted of selling small bags of the prohibited drug from the front seat of his Mazda station wagon at Crows Nest for $300 each.

Taimoor Bhutta, 20, of Glenfield, outside Manly Local Court where he was convicted a being a 'dial-a-dealer' cocaine supplier. Picture: Manly Daily

Bhutta was caught with six bags of cocaine, which he told police he was selling for $300 each, as well as $3900 in cash. Messages found by police on his phone showed he was offering discounts including “Refer 4 friends, get 1 free” and “Buy 5, get 1 free”.

He was sentenced to a three-year community corrections order and fined $800.