Ihsan El Ali charged with supplying more than 1028g cocaine to undercover cop
A man who allegedly supplied more than 1028g of cocaine to an undercover cop has been granted bail. The bust led to an even bigger discovery.
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A man who allegedly supplied more than 1028g of cocaine to an undercover cop has been granted bail.
Ihsan El Ali faced the Supreme Court on Tuesday via video link from Long Bay Correctional Centre after being charged with supplying a large amount of cocaine.
Judge Belinda Rigg granted him bail and handed him strict conditions.
Police facts allege the 41-year-old used the handle ‘DruSkii’ and ‘Smurk Carter’ on encrypted messaging application Threema to facilitate two cocaine supplies last year, alongside co-accused Jibreel Bakir and Khalid Mohamed.
In the first instance, El Ali allegedly organised the undercover cop to show up at Kenelda St, Guilford on June 13 where a Toyota HiLux pulled up and handed the officer 27.78g of cocaine in exchange for $6000 cash. The interaction was recorded.
On the second occasion, El Ali allegedly arranged for the undercover cop to meet Khalid Mohamed at the same location on July 25 to pick up 1001.7g of cocaine in exchange for $200,000 cash.
Mohamed was arrested and police raided his car, discovering 9010.3g of cocaine.
Officers tracked El Ali to World Gym, Chullora where they found 2.21g of meth on him before he was arrested. Police raided his Chester Hill home and found $307,000 cash, a Rolex Yacht-Master watch and a Richard Mille watch.
El Ali was charged with large commercial drug supply, indictable drug supply and possessing a prohibited drug. He was also charged with dealing with the proceeds of crime and knowingly directing activities of a criminal group, which will be withdrawn.
He has not entered any pleas yet.
Ms Rigg said El Ali’s lawyer Mr Talal Krayem had submitted his client and his wife recently sold their businesses Eden’s Express, Greenacre and Stomping Grounds, Maroubra which would explain the cash discovery.
El Ali may have had a lower level of involvement consistent with small drug usage, Mr Krayem said.
Mr Krayem lodged the bail application on the grounds of previous compliance with bail conditions, familial hardship, limited criminal history and a bill passed which bans the use of private electronic monitoring.
Ms Rigg said the use of encrypted devices demonstrated a high level of organisation and the offences were committed while he was on bail.
He is also facing charges of knowingly directing a criminal group, knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime and possessing a small amount of a prohibited drug, the court heard.
Ms Rigg said there were concerns surrounding the capacity of the Crown to prove its case in relation to that larger alleged drug supply.
“In terms of his capacity to assist his family at home, there is a lawful reason to be at liberty,” she said.
Ms Rigg granted El Ali bail under the conditions he report to Ball Hill Police Station four days a week, follow a 9pm to a 7am curfew, not contact the co-accused or any other police witnesses, surrender his passport, not consume drugs or alcohol and a sum of $1,000,000 being offered for security.
His case has been adjourned to July 10.
Co-accused Khalid Hassan Mohamed, 22, was charged with five counts of large commercial drug supply, seven counts of knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime and two counts of participating in a criminal group and contributing to criminal activity.
He has not entered any pleas and his case has been adjourned to July 24.
Co-accused Jibreel Belal Rateb Bakir, 25, was charged with seven counts of large commercial drug supply, seven counts of knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime, one count of failing to comply digital evidence access order direction, recklessly dealing with the proceeds of crime and possessing DECCD to commit serious criminal activity.
He has not entered any pleas and his case has been adjourned to July 23.
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