Callan Brilliant charged with possessing and trafficking commercial amount of meth

The son of an ex-detective has found himself caught up on charges of possessing and trafficking drugs from a Greenvale Airbnb.

Callan Brilliant remains behind bars after being arrested in February for allegedly possessing and trafficking a commercial amount of meth.

A former Greenvale labourer was allegedly linked to a stash of gear in a storage facility including a Harley Davidson motorcycle, a Victoria Police issued ballistic vest and an Australian Border Force ID wallet.

Callan Brilliant, 34, fronted Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday August 15, charged with 15 offences, including possessing and trafficking a large commercial amount of methamphetamines and the use of several tech devices allegedly used to traffic said drugs.

It is alleged that Brilliant, the son of an ex-detective, along with three other co-accused men, were living in an Airbnb in Greenvale, at the time of their arrests.

In the room allegedly belonging to Brilliant, police found multiple devices, including two separate laptops and an iPod, alongside $1500 cash in a bag that also contained Brilliant’s ID.

The court heard that Brilliant had allegedly refused to provide police with passcodes to access these devices, however, allegedly acknowledged the room and items within it as his own.

On the day of Brilliant’s arrest, police also raided a storage facility, using a key allegedly provided by Brilliant to open a padlocked unit, where they seized multiple items allegedly linked to proceeds of crime, including a Harley Davidson motorcycle, a Victoria Police issued ballistic vest and an Australian Border Force ID wallet.

Brilliant’s father, Peter Brilliant, former Victoria Police detective sergeant, was present in court to support his son’s bail application.

In an examination by Brilliant’s lawyer, Sai Ranjit, Mr Brilliant said his family would support Callan, should the bail application be granted.

“We have supported him in the past, and we support him now,” he said.

“I’ve told him that if he was to come home, he would understand that strict rules would apply, and that he would have to abide by them.”

Despite the strong family support, Magistrate Guillaume Bailin denied Brilliant’s bail application.

“I have no concern about the family support, Peter Brilliant is as credible a witness as you’ll ever get,” Mr Bailin said.

“It’s Mr Brilliant I am concerned about. He has a history of repeated noncompliance across a consistent period of time, across all levels.”

“The issue of this application is the comfort that court has in trusting Brilliant to comply with the programs,” Mr Bailin said.

Brilliant will remain in custody until his next court date.

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