Mark Zacharias: Drug dealer’s shame over nine bags of coke in undies
A young drug dealer has been sentenced in court after he admitted to police he was hiding cocaine in a very unusual place when they confronted him in Bondi.
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A young man has been caught hiding nine bags of cocaine down his undies at Bondi.
Mark Zacharias, 18, from Leichhardt, fronted Waverley Local Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to supply a prohibited drug.
Police were patrolling the Bondi area about 5pm on Saturday, June 27 when they spotted Zacharias sitting in the driver’s seat of a Hyundai i30 using his phone.
Police watched him drive off a short time later and stop on Ramsgate Ave where another man hopped into his car, the agreed facts stated.
His passenger, Marcello Castellassi, exited the car about 30 seconds later and began to walk off. Police turned on their sirens and spoke to both men after becoming suspicious.
Castellassi allegedly told police he bought one bag of cocaine for $250 from Zacharias, court documents stated.
Police then spoke to Zacharias – who had $250 between his legs – and questioned him about any further drugs.
“The accused told police he had nine bags of cocaine in his underwear,” the agreed facts stated.
Zacharias removed the drugs and handed them to police. He was subjected to a strip search but no further drugs were found.
The total weight of the cocaine seized was 7.13g.
Police also found $800 which they suspected was the proceeds of crime and a mobile phone which constantly received messages.
Zacharias pleaded guilty to supply a prohibited drug and deal with proceeds of crime on Tuesday at Waverley Local Court. He will be sentenced in September.
His passenger Castellassi has been charged with possess a prohibited drug and will be in court later this month.