Former Bachelor contestant to be sentenced amid serious drug offences
The young woman is accused of supplying drugs, including to an undercover cop, and being a major player in a criminal network.
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A former reality TV contestant who allegedly supplied large quantities of cocaine and MDMA, including to an undercover cop, will be sentenced next month, a court has been told.
Marjorie Griffiths, 28, appeared before Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday charged with a string of drug-related offences, including supplying a commercial quantity of drugs.
She has pleaded guilty to failing to supply digital evidence to police and not guilty to supplying a prohibited drug in a commercial quantity.
Sporting a long, yellow jumpsuit, Griffiths walked free from court on Thursday, as her bail was continued.
Police allege the former Bachelor star was a major player in a criminal network that supplied large quantities of drugs and laundered the illicit earnings through an international syndicate.
Just months after her stint on season 10 of The Bachelor in 2023, police allege Griffiths sold 1kg of cocaine to an undercover police officer and 1kg of MDMA to an unknown person.
Griffiths’ home in Umina Beach, on the NSW Central Cost, was raided by specialist NSW Police officers back in October 2023.
The 28-year-old was paired with restaurant manager Thomas Malucell, 35, on the Bachelor, but she left the show after 12 weeks.
She will return to court on February 14.
Originally published as Former Bachelor contestant to be sentenced amid serious drug offences