Bikie Toby Mitchell admits possessing drugs before court hearing
BAD-BOY bikie Toby Mitchell has admitted possessing cocaine and ice in the lead-up to a court appearance, and faces a lengthy jail stint.
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BAD-BOY bikie Toby Mitchell has admitted possessing cocaine and ice just ahead of his scheduled committal.
The Bandidos hard man was caught with 168.2 grams of cocaine and 381 grams of ice and arrested in Port Melbourne last September.
The club’s former Sergeant-at-Arms pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a trafficable quantity of the drugs and faces a lengthy jail stint.
The bust came just weeks after he was released from custody when extortion charges were dropped.
Mitchell was charged by a joint AFP and Vicpol taskforce operation, codenamed NAG.
Search warrants were conducted at his Docklands penthouse, his South Melbourne tattoo shop and in Meadow Heights, Coburg and Glenroy.
Officers also allegedly seized cash, handguns, ammunition, silencers, magazines, steroids.
“We will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners, combining our analytical and technical capabilities to prevent illicit drugs from reaching the streets,” Regional AFP Commander Michael Lewis said last year.
Mitchell was reportedly in negotiations with a television program when he was charged.
The 40-year-old did not apply for bail and was ordered to reappear at the County Court on May 27.
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