Western Sydney University student Dylan Safa bailed over 2.5kg MDMA ‘dial-a-dealer’ charges

Police allege Dylan Safa was organising the sale of more than 2.5kg of MDMA in a ‘dial-a-dealer’ drug syndicate when he wasn’t studying construction management at Western Sydney University.

Dylan Safa was arrested by police during a surveillance operation between November and January. Picture: Supplied

A Western Sydney University student allegedly involved in a “dial-a-dealer” drug syndicate selling tens of thousands of dollars worth of ecstasy has been released on $1.8m bail, just in time for his 21st birthday.

Police allege Dylan Safa, a Homebush Boys High student turned construction management undergrad, spent the hours he wasn’t studying directing a group of drug runners that was allegedly responsible for trafficking in more than 2.5kgs of MDMA in three months.

It is alleged Safa used the handles ‘Cashlantic’ and ‘Bruce Wayne’ on encrypted messaging service Threema to perform a leadership-style role in the syndicate, allegedly negotiating with buyers to purchase the drugs, then organising for trusted lieutenants to deliver the precious cargo throughout western Sydney.

According to documents tendered to the NSW Supreme Court, police allege Safa had a hand in six transactions carried out between November 2024 and January 2025, involving the sale of 2.5kgs in drugs worth more than $100,000.

However, lawyers for the 20-year-old claim there was no evidence proving he was the person behind the Cashlantic or Bruce Wayne handles, nor was there any evidence showing he held any type of director role in the syndicate.

Police allege Safa had a hand in six transactions involving the sale of 2.5kgs in drugs worth more than $100,000. Picture: Gaye Gerard

“The police assertion here is that this applicant is the man running the runners,” defence barrister Ertunc Ozen told the court during Safa’s recent bail application.

“The point I make is there’s no evidence of that.

“Whilst there may be evidence that could substantiate that he might be one of the runners, or somehow involved in one or more of the transactions, that is a long way from an assertion that he was directing a criminal group that was involved in the supply of substantial amounts of prohibited drugs throughout western Sydney.”

Safa, described by his law-abiding parents as the “backbone” of their close-knit family, was allegedly seen at some of the drug exchanges in the company of his co-accused, while police who raided his home at Condell Park after his arrest allegedly found more than $65,000 in Australian cash, a Rolex watch, five boxes of testosterone and 9g of a brown rock substance believed to be an illegal drug.

Safa was charged with two counts of supplying a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug, four counts of drug supply and one count each of participating in a criminal group and knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime.

In seeking bail, Safa told the court through Mr Ozen that he would agree to stringent bail conditions and that his parents could lodge the deeds to their family home and investment property, totalling $1.8m, to secure his release.

Justice Stephen Rothman agreed to grant bail to Safa, who is due to turn 21 next month.

Barrister Ertunc Ozen appeared for Safa, arguing the case against him was weak. Picture: Christian Gilles

He noted Safa had no relevant criminal history and had already been exposed to threats and violence while on remand.

“Young people in a jail environment are particularly vulnerable, and that is even more the case in circumstances where it is [their] first time,” he said.

“There are a whole range of dangers that face the applicant, not the least of which is the education of hardened criminals into the criminal milieu.”

As part of his bail, Safa must report to police twice daily, live with his family in Condell Park and abide by house arrest unless attending court, legal conferences or medical treatment while in the company of his mother.

He is also banned from drinking alcohol or taking drugs while on bail and is restricted to using only one phone that is not capable of connecting to the internet.

The case will return to court later this year.

Safa is yet to enter pleas to the charges.

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