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Man allegedly involved in multimillion-dollar drug ring fronts Darwin court

A court has heard prosecutors are working to establish an alternative charge for a man charged over his alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar drug syndicate.

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PROSECUTORS are working to establish an alternative charge for one of the seven men charged over his alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar drug syndicate, a court has heard.

Corey Graham stands charged with a raft of drug offences including supplying a commercial quantity of cannabis, supplying a commercial quantity of MDMA and possessing a prohibited firearm.

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Graham’s lawyer, Lyma Nguyen appeared in the Darwin Local Court on her client’s behalf on Wednesday.

In requesting an adjournment, prosecutor Damien Jones said he had been in discussions with police “about a resolution and an alternative charge.”

“It relates specifically to the quantity of MDMA that’s alleged,” he said.

“There may be an alternative charge in relation to that matter.”

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