Fahed and Tracy Elniz front Supreme Court in Hobart ahead of drug trafficking trial next year
Two people charged with drug trafficking — including an alleged Bandidos bikie boss — after a major police operation in Dover earlier this year have fronted the Supreme Court in Hobart.
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AN alleged Bandidos bikie boss will not stand trial until at least next year over allegations of drug trafficking.
In September, Dover man Fahed Elniz, 45, appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court, where he pleaded not guilty to trafficking in a controlled substance and supporting a criminal organisation.
Tracy Elniz, also of Dover, has also pleaded not guilty to one count of trafficking.
The 44-year-old woman has also pleaded not guilty to a number of summary offences, including four counts of making a false or misleading statement and one count of dishonestly intending to cause a loss.
Mr and Mrs Elniz were arrested in June this year after more than 60 police officers swarmed Dover as part of a crackdown on the Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Club.
The raid at the tiny township south of Huonville earlier this year involved local police, the Australian Federal Police and the National Anti-Gang Squad.
At the time, Tasmania Police said the swoop followed a six-month investigation into the club.
Search warrants were executed at a Dover household, a business and several fishing vessels at the marina.
In the Supreme Court in Hobart before Justice Helen Wood on Monday morning, the court heard the indictment period – the time frame for which offending is alleged to have occurred – was likely to be extended.
Mrs Elniz was bailed to reappear on February 9 and Mr Elniz was bailed until Wednesday to apply for a variation to his bail.
Mrs Elniz will return to the Hobart Magistrates Court on Thursday for her summary matters.
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