Amhed Sadik, Mohammed Charkawi apply for bail change after arrest at Merrylands West, Chester Hill

Two men accused of running a syndicate of fake designer goods have fronted court to have a bail condition changed so they can use their savings accounts after banks refused them access.

Mohammed Charkawi and his co-accused Amhed Sadik fronted court to allow them to use their respective bank accounts.

Two men allegedly involved in a counterfeit syndicate have fronted court to have a bail condition changed so they can use their bank accounts.

Amhed Sadik and Mohammed Charkawi, both 22, were charged in April after cops seized alleged counterfeit designer goods such as watches and bags worth $630,000 from properties at Merrylands West, Chester Hill and South Granville.

Gold bullion, $60,000 cash, nine mobile phones, a gel blaster similar to a military rifle and 1.5L of cannabis oil was also seized after a strike force was established to investigate the illegal sale of cannabis products online.

A police prosecutor also alleged 4.1kg of tetrahydrocannabinol lollies (also known as THC lollies or marijuana gummies) were found at Charkawi’s Merrylands West house.

Sadik, of Chester Hill, was granted bail in April after his family posted a $50,000 surety while Charkawi was granted bail in the Supreme Court in June when a relative posted $100,000.

Amhed Sadik outside Parramatta Local Court.

On Tuesday at Parramatta Local Court, their lawyer Abdul Saddik applied for a variation to their bail conditions in an effort for the men to access bank accounts, which he said “they simply cannot go without”.

He told the court major banks including ANZ and Westpac allowed the pair to open accounts but they were shut immediately afterwards despite the defendants providing police with details.

“These are young gentlemen that are both working … they cannot live without a bank account,’’ he said.

The prosecutor initially opposed the bail change because of the limited details but Magistrate Susan McIntyre lifted a condition in an effort to avert the bank problems.

Under the new conditions, the men – who are only allowed one account each – must provide the BSB and account numbers to police and details to their lawyer Mr Saddik.

“It doesn’t restrict the police from investigating which account they have open,’’ Mr Saddik said.

Mr Saddik told the court evidence about oil and “thousands and thousands” of alleged fake designer goods was still being gathered and was unlikely to be ready “in the near future”.

Charkawi’s bail condition which placed him under house arrest was altered to allow him a curfew from 10pm to 6am.

He was charged with supplying a prohibited drug greater than or equal to large commercial quantity, knowingly deal with proceeds of crime and selling etc/possessing/importing goods with false trademarks.

Sadik was charged with knowingly deal with proceeds of crime, selling etc/possess/import goods with false trademarks, goods in personal custody suspected of being stolen (not motor vehicle), possessing an unauthorised firearm, holder of category A or B licence not having approved storage and failing to comply with digital evidence access order direction.

The men have not entered pleas for their alleged roles in the syndicate, which was allegedly run using Telegram social media service.

Their matters will return to court on September 28.