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Viviana Park, Louis Coste: Alleged drug dealers face court over Manly Vale raid

A man and a woman from Manly Vale are hit with a string of drug supply and possession charges after police allegedly found magic mushrooms, LSD and ecstasy tabs branded with a McDonald’s logo in a raid.

Police from Strike Force Caladenia allegedly found 35 ecstasy tablets stamped with the McDonald’s fast food logo when they raided a unit at Manly Vale last month. File picture: Pascal Guyot/AFP)
Police from Strike Force Caladenia allegedly found 35 ecstasy tablets stamped with the McDonald’s fast food logo when they raided a unit at Manly Vale last month. File picture: Pascal Guyot/AFP)

An assortment of prohibited drugs, including ecstasy tablets stamped with the McDonald’s fast food logo and containers of “magic” mushrooms were allegedly found during a raid on a northern beaches’ unit, Manly Local Court was told

Police allegedly discovered the drugs in the unit at Manly Vale as part of a Sydney-wide crackdown on drug suppliers last month.

Two occupants of the unit in Roseberry St have been charged with a string of drug supply and possession offences after the raid by officers attached to Strike Force Caladenia on July 29.

Psilocybe cubensis is a species of psychedelic mushroom, commonly called shrooms, magic mushrooms, golden tops, cubes, or gold caps. File picture: News Corp
Psilocybe cubensis is a species of psychedelic mushroom, commonly called shrooms, magic mushrooms, golden tops, cubes, or gold caps. File picture: News Corp

Documents tendered to court alleged that amounts of MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy) ketamine, LSD and cannabis were also found in the flat.

Louis Coste, 33, and Viviana Park, 32, both of Manly Vale, were arrested.

Ms Park was charged with four counts of supply prohibited drug and four counts of possess prohibited drug.

Mr Coste was charged with 19 offences including eight counts of supply prohibited drug, three counts of supply cannabis (indictable quantity), five counts of take part supply prohibited drug (indictable quantity), two counts of take part supply prohibited drug and possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit.

Viviana Park and Louis Coste, of Manly Vale, will be back in Manly Local Court on September 16. Picture: Monique Harmer
Viviana Park and Louis Coste, of Manly Vale, will be back in Manly Local Court on September 16. Picture: Monique Harmer

Police allegedly found Mr Coste in possession of illegal capsicum spray.

Ms Park has been charged with supplying ketamine and 35 ecstasy tablets stamped with the McDonald’s logo. She was also charged with possessing cannabis.
Mr Coste was charged with supplying and possessing ketamine, ecstasy and Psilocybin, commonly known as hallucinogenic “magic mushrooms”.

The matters were adjourned and the pair will be back in court on September 16 for plea or mention.

Bail was continued.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/manly-daily/viviana-park-louis-coste-alleged-drug-dealers-face-court-over-manly-vale-raid/news-story/d18193b99978e6a85e61d49a36a0dd5c