George Boulos: Mortage broker to face trial for allegedly trafficking and supplying cocaine
A Gold Coast mortgage broker will face trial for allegedly using his CBD high rise office to deal thousands of dollars worth of cocaine.
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MORTGAGE broker George Boulos will face trial for allegedly using his CBD high rise office to deal thousands of dollars worth of cocaine.
Boulos will have to face the Supreme Court after more than 180 charges were committed for trial.
The charges include trafficking, drug supply, possessing drugs and possessing the proceeds of crime.
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The offences are alleged to have occurred between April and October 2016.
Magistrate Mark Howden committed the charges to trial after a two day committal hearing.
It took almost an hour for Magistrate Howden to read out all the charges Boulos would face.
During the committal hearing the Southport Magistrates Court played hours of footage of Boulos allegedly dealing drugs, taking cash and snorting cocaine.
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The court was told police had placed surveillance cameras and microphones in Boulos’ office as part of an ongoing operation.
Boulos’ case will be heard in the Supreme Court at a date yet to be determined.
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