Justin Roland Williams pleads guilty in Bundaberg Supreme Court to drug trafficking
A Bargara man is behind bars after pleading guilty to drug trafficking as part of a major state-wide network.
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A Bargara man has fronted court for his role in a massive drug operation spanning the state.
Justin Roland Williams pleaded guilty to 18 charges including trafficking when he appeared before Justice Graeme Crow in the Bundaberg Supreme Court.
In May last year, police announced the conclusion of an operation to bust a drug trafficking network which had included multiple people distributing steroids, cocaine and MDMA over hundreds of kilometres of the state.
The operation came undone when a business at Avoca in Bundaberg was raided following a tip-off regarding illegal testosterone.
Police they found more than 20 containers of restricted illegal testosterone products, along with steroid powders and liquids, packaging, gel capsules and empty vials.
At the time of Williams‘ arrest, Bundaberg Detective Senior Sergeant Michael Bishop labelled the operation a significant disruption to drug trafficking across both Bundaberg and South East Queensland.
Williams, who appeared in court on November 18, 2022, pleaded guilty to 18 charges including one of trafficking in dangerous drugs between December 1, 2018 and January 29, 2021.
He also pleaded guilty to 11 counts of unlawful possession of restricted drugs, one charge of failing to take reasonable care with a needle or syringe and five counts of dispense, issue, prescribe or sell a restricted drug.
Justice Crow sentenced Williams to fives years‘ prison, suspended for a period of five years after serving 14 months.
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