Director of Public Prosecutions v Turkovic

Case •

[2019] VCC 371

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22 March 2019

IN THE COUNTY COURT OF VICTORIA  Revised

Not Restricted Suitable for Publication

AT MELBOURNE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION

CR 17-01561

CR 17-01562

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS

v

EDEN TURKOVIC PAUL MILLAN

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JUDGE:  HER HONOUR JUDGE GAYNOR

WHERE HELD:  Melbourne

DATE OF HEARING:

DATE OF SENTENCE:                22 March 2019

CASE MAY BE CITED AS:          DPP v Turkovic & Anor

MEDIUM NEUTRAL CITATION:    [2019] VCC 371

Catchwords:

REASONS FOR SENTENCE

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APPEARANCES:  Counsel  Solicitors

For the Director of Public Prosecutions

Ms M. Vingerhoets

For Accused Turkovic              Ms A. Kaczmarek For Accused Millan  Mr M. Stanton

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT REPORTING SERVICE

7/436 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Vic 3000 - Telephone 9603 9134

HER HONOUR:

1Eden John Turkovic and Paul Millan, you have each pleaded guilty as follows.

2You Eden Turkovic have pleaded guilty to one charge of trafficking in a drug of dependence, being anabolic and androgenic steroidal agents; one charge of importing Tier 1 goods being anabolic and androgenic substances; one charge of trafficking in a commercial quantity of cocaine; one charge of importing a border controlled drug, namely cocaine and one charge of possessing a drug of dependence namely Diazepam. You have also pleaded guilty to the summary charge of possession of a Schedule 4 poison without a licence.

3You, Paul Millan, have pleaded guilty to one charge of trafficking in a drug of dependence, namely anabolic and androgenic steroidal agents; one charge of importing Tier 1 goods namely anabolic or androgenic substances; one charge of trafficking in a commercial quantity of cocaine; one charge of importing a border controlled drug, namely cocaine; one charge of possessing a drug of dependence, namely methylamphetamine.

4The facts underlying your offending were set out in the extremely detailed prosecution opening which is annexed as an exhibit to my sentencing remarks.

5In short compass, in mid-2015, you Eden Turkovic set up a business whereby you both imported and sold steroids using the postal service. You purchased steroids from Ukraine and China sending cash via money transfers and receiving steroids by mail. The packages were delivered to a variety of post office boxes that you leased in the outer eastern suburbs in the names of your brother Elijah and one Angela Touse. You sent a total of 41 transfers of money totalling $90,901 for the purchase of steroids between July 2015 and November 2016. On receipt of the steroids you re-packaged and forwarded them to your customers by mail. You, Paul Millan, became involved in this enterprise from March 2016.

6Charge 2 on the indictment relates to 28 parcels containing steroids which were sent to you Eden Turkovic and which were intercepted by the Australian Border Force. Those parcels contained a total of 5,053.13 grams of  steroids. Charge 4 relates to 22 of those parcels which were sent after you Paul Millan, joined Eden Turkovic in this illegal enterprise. Their contents weighed 3,301.74 grams of steroids.

7The business then branched out into cocaine importation and trafficking. In August 2016 you Eden Turkovic travelled to the USA where you stayed for a month. In that time, you Paul Millan executed 15 money transfers to the US worth $43,846. On your return to Australia, you Eden Turkovic executed a further 13 money transfers to the US worth $30,029. It is the prosecution case that the visit and the money transfers were for the location and then payment for a cocaine supply. Between 3 and 26 October 2016, five parcels destined for your post office boxes Eden Turkovic were intercepted and found to contain a total of 150.83 grams of pure cocaine. The actions of each of you in importing this drug underlies Charge 6 on the indictment.

8Your business was conducted from three premises: a unit at Thiele Street, Doncaster, another unit at Maxia Street, East Doncaster, where you both lived, and a storage unit in Simla Street, Mitcham. On 18 November 2016 police raided all three premises. Charges 1 and 3 which are charges of trafficking against Eden Turkovic and Paul Millan respectively are based on 4,135.7 grams of steroid possessed for sale by you both which was seized by investigators at all three locations. Those charges are also based on the details taken from 20 tick sheets, being a list of outgoing steroids sales also recovered at two of the premises. Charge 5 relates to a mixed substance of 471.9 grams of cocaine seized at Thiele Street, and 2,465.5 grams also in relation to a mixed substance of cocaine recorded by you both as outgoing sales also recorded on the tick sheets between 25 July and 18 November 2016. Charge 5 is a charge of trafficking in a drug of dependence in a commercial quantity.

9Although the total outgoing sales aggregate to 2.4 times the large commercial quantity threshold at law, the prosecution concedes the intention by each of you was to traffic in commercial quantities of less than 1,000 grams, the relevant commercial threshold in this case being 500 grams.

10Charge 5 relates to many boxes of Diazepam recovered from your bedroom Eden Turkovic at Maxia Street totalling 3.6 grams of this substance. Charge 8 relates to 9.4 grams of methylamphetamine recovered from the storage facility which was for your use, Paul Millan. Items recovered from the three premises revealed literally dozens of items related to your importing and trafficking business including wrapping material, Australian Post Express envelopes, electronic scales, empty plastic vials as well as the steroids, cocaine and tick sheets that I have referred to. Items were also recovered from your car, Paul Millan.

11You both were arrested on 18 November when you arrived at Thiele Street in your car, Paul Millan, whilst police were searching those premises. You Eden Turkovic conducted a no comment record of interview, whilst you Paul Millan denied involvement in either importation or trafficking of drugs. In relation to the cocaine, police surveillance revealed that your customers either received their drugs by post or attended the Maxia Street unit where you both lived. Police also located Schedule 4 poisons which were possessed by you Eden Turkovic for your own use, they, your counsel informed me comprising effectively an oestrogen blocker used for building muscle and underlie the summary charge against you. The street value of the cocaine located at Thiele Street was estimated at between $270,000 and $360,000.

12The maximum penalty for trafficking in a commercial quantity of a drug of dependence is 25 years' imprisonment. The maximum penalty for trafficking in drug of dependence is 15 years' imprisonment. The maximum penalty for possessing a drug of dependence, that is in your case Paul Millan methylamphetamine, and in your case Eden Turkovic, Diazepam, one year

imprisonment. The maximum penalty for possessing a Schedule 4 poison without a licence is ten penalty units. The maximum penalty for importing Tier 1 goods is five years' imprisonment or 1,000 penalty units. The maximum penalty for importing a border controlled drug is 25 years' imprisonment or 5,000 penalty units.

13There  was  some  evidence  of  enrichment  on  the  part  of  each  of  you.

Rachel Petite, the former girlfriend of you Eden Turkovic, told police you had a lot of cash, were in possession of diamonds and bought expensive designer watches, sunglasses, clothing, belts and shoes. She said you Paul Millan, although not as materialistic as Eden Turkovic, also started buying designer clothing. Petite said that neither of you were working during this period of criminal enterprise but "had lots of cash though".

14On 24 June 2016, you Paul Millan purchased a new Holden sports sedan costing $54,595 after a trade-in, which you paid for by direct money transfer. On 26 October 2016 you Eden Turkovic, deposited $49,000 cash in a bank account, the moneys eventually being used to pay out a $48,778.90 loan on a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee wagon.

15I now turn to the personal circumstances of each of you beginning with you Eden Turkovic. You are aged 27 and are the eldest of four children. Your younger siblings are all employed and have never been in trouble with the law, neither have your parents. You have one prior conviction in 2013 for possessing a dangerous drug which was testosterone and you were dealt with by the Magistrates' Court by way of a fine without conviction.

16Your father was an engineer who has not worked since 2000 when he lost a thumb in an industrial accident. Your mother is a former teacher, has worked as a qualified naturopath, an occupation in which she worked for some years, but who has gone on to study law, being admitted to practice in Queensland in February of 2019.   She also works as a casual marker and teacher at the

University of New England. There were some family difficulties. At the time that your father suffered the industrial accident he had a severe psychological reaction, your mother unfortunately at the same time suffering severe postnatal depression after the birth of your younger sibling. There was a brief separation in 2000. Your father's inability to work meant that there were many years afterwards of significant financial difficulty.

17Essentially you grew up in Grandchester, a small town in rural Queensland.

You moved to Lismore in January 2001 where your mother undertook naturopathic studies. In 2009 you completed Year 12 at Lismore High. You passed but your marks were poor, possibly due to what was an undiagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. At the age of 18 you moved to Tennant Creek where you worked in mines for 12 months, then worked as a labourer for Hutchinson Construction as a builders labourer. You then moved to Brisbane to work for the same company as a builders labourer for two to three years before moving to Melbourne in 2014.

18On arrival in Melbourne you initially boarded with family friends, the Barker family in Ferntree Gully. They are of some significance to your story as following your arrest you returned to live with them pursuant to bail conditions. You worked for 12 months as a forklift operator with Pura Milk but the work was sporadic only and you had difficulty finding other work beyond casual gardening and casual labouring work.

19Since the age of 16 you have been interested in fitness and bodybuilding due to a poor body image and low self-esteem. At age 21, through the gyms that you attended, you began using steroids and you continued use of steroids over the years until the time of your arrest. At a gym in Doncaster you were sourcing steroids but unable to afford them so you began to buy direct from Ukraine and China where these drugs are legal. Apparently others at the gym found out what you were doing and requested that you obtain steroids on their behalf and so the business began.  You began using cocaine in about November of 2015

at first on a social basis but in the four months before your arrest were using up to 1 gram of this drug per day.

20Since your arrest and remand in custody for a period of some weeks, you have managed, I am satisfied, to turn your life around. You have attended upon a psychiatrist who has now formally diagnosed your ADHD and you are being treated for it with the drug Ritalin which has seen great improvement in your mood and concentration.

21Psychologist Tim Watson-Munro whose report dated 4 March 2019 was tendered on the plea opined that your undiagnosed ADHD may have made you more vulnerable to cocaine use. He said that you expressed appropriate remorse to him in the two sessions that you had with him and that he was satisfied you had now detoxified from cocaine use. He found you to be suffering a major depression disorder due to the knowledge of your impending incarceration and your intense guilt over the offending and the suffering in particular this has brought to your family. Since your release from custody you have established a high end online watch and jewellery business. This began in 2017 and has particularly turned a profit in the past six months. You operate this business with a partner and you have been working at it seven days a week.

22As I have said, since being placed on bail you have resided with the Barker family. You have abided by stringent bail conditions which has included daily reporting to police. Your mother and Marina Barker whom you live with gave evidence on the plea, and both spoke of your success in giving up cocaine, establishing   a   successful   business   and   your    strong    work    ethic. Mrs Barker in particular spoke of the invaluable assistance you have been to her family on the discovery of her husband’s brain cancer and his subsequent treatment. Her son also wrote a letter attesting to the enormous amount of help you have been to the Barker family, this is very much to your credit. You have also been able to offer employment in your business to two of the Barker boys.

23Your counsel informed me that your possession of the Diazepam came about because of insomnia that you have suffered from for many years. It was Mr Watson-Munro's view that you had a good insight into your offending and its causes and he was of the belief that you had been drug free for two years.

24I now turn to you Paul Millan. You are aged 33 and have no prior or subsequent convictions. You were born in Melbourne, your mother works in furniture sales and your father is a carpenter and joiner. They separated when you were five and you then lived with your mother until you were 19. You have an older sister who works in an online jewellery business. As with Eden Turkovic, you are the only member of your family ever to have been in trouble with the law. When you were nine your mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Ten years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent four operations. You told psychologist Jeffrey Cummins whose report dated 6 March 2019 was tendered on the plea that you were raised in a loving family and had strong bonds with each of your parents.

25You completed Year 10 at Emmanuel College in Forest Hill but were asked to leave because of non-attendance. You then attended Box Hill Secondary College where you completed Year 12. After leaving school you worked for ten months as an NBN cabler for Telstra, then at the age of 19 began working for your father with whom you completed your apprenticeship in carpentry and then worked as a carpenter until you were aged 29 or 30. The last six to seven years of your employment were for your paternal uncle who had a construction business. You left this employment when you fell out with your uncle over his Jehovah's Witness beliefs.

26In 2011 you began attending Genesis Gym in Doncaster and in the years following met Eden Turkovic. You are a very tall man, six foot five, and had a skinny frame and hence you became involved in gym and body fitness and bodybuilding. Soon after starting at the gym when lifting a heavy weight you developed a bulging disc for which you still take pain medication and which still

causes you some difficulties. From the ages of 21 to 22 you intermittently began using steroids. You had some problems with alcohol in your 20s, you described intermittent use of cannabis and ecstasy to Mr Cummins in your teens, but he described you as overall being drug free until you were introduced to cocaine in your late 20s. You eventually became dependent upon it, your use rising to 3-4 grams per week in about a 12-month period leading up to your arrest. You also in that time experimented with ice or methylamphetamine.

27Since your arrest you too have abided by stringent bail conditions including daily reporting to police. You established a café in Clifton Hill which you ran seven days a week. You recently sold this business due to burn out and have since been working as a concreter. You told Mr Cummins you believed you would have no troubles finding work on your release from prison.

28Mr Cummins opines that at the time of your offending you were dependent on cocaine and were  intermittently using cycles of steroids. You were also unemployed having left your uncle's business but you admitted to Mr Cummins that you eventually sought to earn an income from your offending behaviour. Mr Cummins wrote that you had developed an Adjustment Disorder with mixed Anxiety and Depression in response to your arrest and inevitable term of imprisonment. He said that otherwise you suffered from no diagnosable mental health disorder. It was his belief that you had favourable prospects of rehabilitation. You retain the support of your family as does Mr Turkovic. He described you as being embarrassed, ashamed and remorseful for your offending. Importantly in my view you told Mr Cummins that during the offending you did not think about what might happen if you were caught, that you knew what you were doing was wrong but you simply convinced yourself that you would not be caught.

29References from family and friends attested to your hardworking nature and their shock and surprise that you involved yourself in this serious offending. You also wrote a letter to the court expressing your remorse for your offending

and for the distress you have caused your family and I accept that this was a genuine letter.

30I do not regard your prior conviction, Eden Turkovic, as being particularly relevant to the sentencing exercise before me. It was indicative of long-term steroid use.

31I accept that both of you have been hardworking young men from loving and law abiding families who continue to support you. I accept that both of you since your arrest have ceased using drugs instead throwing yourselves into your own businesses, each working very long hours and essentially turning your lives around.  I regard each of you as having very good prospects of rehabilitation.

32I accept each of you fell into using steroids in your early 20s because of problems with your body image thus leading you Eden Turkovic to source it yourself, and then when others wanted some to begin on-selling it and then establishing your business. You Paul Millan became involved because of your gym friendship with Eden Turkovic and because of your own problems with steroid use and then cocaine. I accept that each of you went on to develop dependencies on cocaine although I would not regard them as massively serious dependencies. Each of you appears to have successfully detoxified yourself without much in the way of professional assistance. I accept in that context the business extended to the importation and sale of cocaine. I accept that your system of importation and sale was fairly unsophisticated and was inevitably going to be discovered and uncovered by the authorities. I also accept that despite your late pleas of guilty, the issue essentially revolved around whether the two of you would be charged with trafficking in a commercial or large commercial quantity of cocaine which ultimately resolved. I also accept that both of you were relatively young men who did not give a lot of thought to the seriousness of the offending in which you were engaging, or the effects that this could have upon your lives.

33I accept that each of you are remorseful for your offending. However in my view there is no doubt that this was a business for profit beyond a means of supplying yourselves with steroids and cocaine and may well have gone on indefinitely had your offending behaviour not been detected as it was inevitably going to be. There was no submission other than I should deal with you by way of a sentence of imprisonment to be immediately served. Importation and sale of illicit drugs are very serious offences. Drug addiction is a cause of enormous misery and ruin in the community, this applies to both steroids and cocaine. In terms of the cocaine importation and trafficking, whilst this part of your business may have lasted only a few months, you managed in that time to sell a seriously large quantity of that drug and it is clear on the evidence that from August 2016 the business was, as the prosecution described it, very much ramping up.

34In sentencing you I take into account the mitigatory factors I have outlined.

Because of them the long parole period for each of you will be less than would otherwise be the case. But the authorities have made it very clear that offending such as yours must result in a substantial term of immediate imprisonment being imposed. The principle of general deterrence, that is the imposition of a sentence which deters others from offending in the same way is a primary factor to which this court must have regard in the sentencing exercise before it.

35I therefore sentence you as follows. Could you stand up please Eden Turkovic.

36On Charge 1 you are sentenced to three years' imprisonment.

37On Charge 2 you are sentenced to two years' imprisonment.

38On Charge 5 you are sentenced to five years' imprisonment.

39On Charge 6 you are sentenced to four years' imprisonment.

40On Charge 7 you are sentenced to four months' imprisonment.

41On the charge of possessing a Schedule 4 drug, you are fined $200.

42The base sentence will be the sentence imposed on Charge 5 which is the charge of trafficking in a commercial quantity of cocaine. I order that ten months of the sentence imposed on Charge 1, that is trafficking in steroids, be served cumulatively to the sentence imposed on Charge 5.

43Charges 2 and 6 are Commonwealth offences and therefore I must impose them by reference to the starting date. The sentences on each will commence at the expiration of the State non-parole period. This results in a total effective sentence of eight years and I order that you serve a minimum term of five years before becoming eligible for parole.

44I declare that 39 days of that sentence have already been served by way of pre-sentence detention.  Have a seat Mr Turkovic.

45I sentence you Paul Millan as follows.

46On Charge 3, which is your charge of trafficking in steroids you are sentenced to two years' imprisonment.

47On Charge 4, importing steroids, you are sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment.

48On Charge 5, trafficking in cocaine in a commercial quantity, you are sentenced to five years' imprisonment.

49On Charge 6, a charge of importing cocaine, you are sentenced to four years' imprisonment.

50On the charge of possessing amphetamines you are sentenced to four months' imprisonment, that being Charge 8.

51The base sentence will be Charge 5, a sentence of five years. Four months of the sentence imposed on Charge 3 will be served cumulatively to that sentence. I order that the sentences on charges 4 and 6 commence on the expiration of the State non-parole period.

This gives a total effective sentence of seven years and I order that you serve a minimum term of four years before becoming eligible for parole.

52I should note and I want it noted that the sentence imposed in relation to Charge 7 for Mr Turkovic, that is possession of Diazepam, four months. And the sentence imposed on Mr Millan, four months for possession of amphetamines is to be served concurrently with the sentence.

53I declare that 33 days of your sentence have been served by way of pre-sentence detention.

54In relation to Mr Turkovic's sentence, I declare that pursuant to s.6AAA had he not pleaded guilty, I would have ordered him to serve a maximum term of nine years and order he serve a minimum term of six years.

55In relation to Mr Millan, pursuant to s.6AAA, I declare that had he not pleaded guilty I would have sentenced him to a term of imprisonment of eight years and order he serve a minimum term of five years. Have a seat sir. Thank you.

HERHONOUR: I am now going to sign the orders, disposal orders and forfeiture orders, thank you. Can I say to each of you, I understand that the sentence is a heavy blow. I have no doubt and very much hope that on your release from prison you will both go on to lead the successful lives that I have no doubt that you can. The law makes it very clear if you engage in the sort of offending that you did to the extent that you did, that this is the response. But at least you have strong supportive families and you are both in my view skilful intelligent young men who can go on after this to build successful lives. I thank counsel for their assistance. Take Mr Turkovic and Mr Millan down please. Is there anything else that I need to do?

MS VINGERHOETS: Just the ancillary orders.

HER HONOUR:  I've already signed them.  Now it's always difficult when you've got

to combine the State and Commonwealth offending, I think I've got it right but if you think there's any problems, let me know immediately.  All right.

MS VINGERHOETS: Yes Your Honour.

56HER HONOUR:  Thank you very much.  Yes thank you, we'll stand down until 10.30.

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IN THE COUNTY COURT  Indictment No: C1610978

AT MELBOURNE

IN ITS CRIMINAL JURISDICTION

Court ref: CR-CR-17-01562; CR-17-01561

THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS

-v-

EDEN JOHN TURKOVIC and PAUL MICHAEL MILLAN

SUMMARY OF PROSECUTION OPENING FOR PLEA

Date of document:  7 March 2019

Filed on behalf of:  The Director of Public Prosecutions Prepared by:

John Cain

Solicitor for Public Prosecutions 565 Lonsdale Street

Melbourne Vic 3000

Solicitor’s code: 7539

Telephone: (03) 9603 7666

Direct:  (03) 9603 7435

Reference: Mark Vella

Charges

Trafficking in  drug of dependence (State offence) (simpliciter) (anabolic and androgenic steroidal agents). Turkovic – between 10 July 2015 and 22 November 2016 – Charge 1; Millan - between 17 March 2016 and 22 November 2016 - Charge 3.

Statutory complicity between both accused from 17 March 2016 to 22 November 2016.

Importation of Tier 1 goods (Commonwealth Customs Act offence) (anabolic and androgenic substances). Turkovic – between 10 July 2015 and 27 October 2016 –

Charge 2; Millan between 17 March 2016 and 27 October 2016 – Charge 4. Joint

criminal enterprise between both accused from 17 March 2016 and 27 October 2016.

Trafficking in a drug of dependence (State offence) (Commercial Quantity) (Cocaine). Both accused – between 25 July 2016 and 18 November 2016 – Charge 5.

Importation of a border controlled drug (Commonwealth offence) (Cocaine). Both accused – between 3 October 2016 and 26 October 2016 – Charge 6.

Possession of a drug of dependence (State offence). Turkovic – Diazepam – on 18 November 2016. Millan – Methylamphetamine – on 18 November 2016.

Related summary offence for Mr Turkovic

Possession of Schedule 4 Poisons without being licensed. On 18 November 2016 at Mitcham – Clomid; Euthyrox; Letrozole.

MAIN POINTS

(A)The reason for the State-based Traffick (Simpliciter) Steroids charges 1 and 3 being separate when the activity was what was formerly known as a joint criminal enterprise is that Mr Millan's complicity with Mr Turkovic starts later. These charges are based on:

(i)the evidence of Raquel Petit who gives direct evidence of observing overseas packages being received, as well as observations of Turkovic and Millan processing and sending out unknown quantities of Steroids express post parcels;

(ii)some outgoing Steroids as detailed on most of 20 "Tick" sheets; and

(iii)the total of  4,135.70 gr of Steroids being possessed

for sale by Turkovic and Millan seized by investigators from 3 locations in November 2016.

(B)The reason for Commonwealth Import Tier 1 (Steroids) import charges 2 and 4 being separate  when the activity was what was formerly known as a joint criminal enterprise is that Mr Millan's complicity with Mr Turkovic starts later.

A total of 28 inbound parcels containing Steroids were intercepted by the Australian Border Force at either the Melbourne international mail "Gateway", or the Clyde NSW international mail "Gateway". The pure quantities of Steroids intercepted and seized by ABF are:

(i)Turkovic        -          all 28 parcels           -          5,053.13 gr

(ii)Millan            -          the final 22 parcels  -          3,301.74 gr

(C)Quantities relating to the Commonwealth offences are PURE weights (to 2 decimal places).

(D)Quantities relating to the State-based offences are gross MIXTURE WEIGHTS

(to 1 decimal place).

(E)The State-based Charge 5 Traffick Drug of Dependence (Cocaine) (not less than a Commercial Quantity) is constituted by:

(i)2,465.5 gr agreed Cocaine (mixed substance) as Turkovic and Millan outgoing sales recorded on the "Tick Sheets" over the period between July 25 and 18 November 2016 (almost 4 months); and

(ii)471.9 gr Cocaine (mixed substance) possessed by Turkovic and Millan for the purpose of sale seized from 115/2-6 Thiele Street Doncaster on 18 November 2016.

For the avoidance of doubt, although the outgoing sales evidenced by the "Tick Sheets" aggregate to 2.4 times the Large Commercial threshold, on a Mustica basis the prosecution concedes that the intention held by Turkovic and Millan was to traffick in Commercial quantities (less than 1000 gr). The relevant COMMERCIAL threshold in this case is 500 grams Cocaine (mixed substance).

(F)The charge 6 Importation of Border Controlled Drug (Cocaine) Quantity is

150.83 gr (pure) discovered within 6 intercepted packages.

(G)The Turkovic Charge 7 (Diazepam) involves  3.6 gr.

(H)The Millan Charge 7 (Methylamphetamine) involves 9.4 gr.

  1. The investigation revealed that Turkovic was regularly sending cash overseas to Ukraine and China which the prosecution contends was for the purchase of Steroids:

(i)To Ukraine    $26,858 AUD in 14 transfers

(ii)To China      $64,043 AUD in 27 transfers

$90,901 AUD     41 transfers

(J)The investigation also revealed that while Turkovic was in the United States, that Millan executed 15 money transfers in his own name between 5 and 23 September to the United States totaling $43,846  AUD.

(K)The investigation also revealed that Turkovic himself, while in Australia, executed 13 money transfers to the United States (using the name John Eden) (12 from Doncaster 7/11 and 1 from Hurstville NSW 7/11) between 26 September and 10 October 2016 totaling $30,029 AUD.

(L)It is the prosecution case that all of the money Turkovic sent to the United States from Australia and the majority of the money Millan sent to the United States while Turkovic was there was for the purpose of Turkovic buying cocaine.

(END OF "MAIN POINTS – DETAILED SUMMARY COMMENCES NEXT PAGE)

DETAILED SUMMARY

  1. Eden Turkovic gave his birth date as 21 April 1991 and he is therefore now aged  27.

  1. Paul Millan gave his birth date as 13 July 1985 and he is therefore now aged 33.

The evidence of Raquel Yasmin Petit (Notice of Additional Witness)

  1. Raquel Petit was formerly Mr Turkovic's girlfriend and has deposed that she met Eden Turkovic in 2011 on the Gold Coast in QLD when he worked in a gym supplement store and in the construction industry for Hutchinson's builders and that he was a steroid user

  1. Petit says that in 2014 she re-acquainted with Eden Turkovic at a music festival in Brisbane where he told her that he had relocated to Melbourne, still with Hutchinson's builders.

  1. Petit says that in March/April 2014 she moved to Melbourne to be with Eden Turkovic, who was then living with the Barker family in Jolen Court, Donvale.

  1. Petit says that around this time Eden Turkovic told her he "had made up his own steroid label called Precision Pharmacy", and she saw that he had a printer and office setup as well as a shredder at Jolen Court and also boxes of empty vial and lids as well as shoe boxes full of Precision Pharmacy brand vials.

  1. Petit says she noticed that Turkovic always had lots of Express Post envelopes, which he would buy in packs of ten.

  1. Petit says that Eden Turkovic met Paul Millan at a gym they used to go to and that Millan was at that time living in a duplex apartment at 444 Smith Street Fitzroy;

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING 2 PARAGRAPHS ARE LED AS HISTORY AND CONTEXT ONLY. THE PROSECUTION DOES NOT ALLEGE ANY CONSPIRATORIAL CRIMINALITY – THIS EVIDENCE IS PUT BY THE PROSECUTION AS "ASPIRATIONAL TALK"

  1. Petit says that one night while she and Turkovic were staying at the Jolen Court house that they went to Paul Millan's apartment and that at the apartment she heard Turkovic and Millan talking about cocaine, and that they were discussing how to get it and that Paul had a contact and they discussed going halves in it, and that Paul said he knew an older man who could get cocaine for them. She says she heard them discussing 'how to cut it to make money'. She says they 'were discussing vacuum sealing the drug';

  1. Petit heard them discussing making it into solid rock like it had just come of [sic] the rock of pure cocaine so people wouldn't complain it wasn't pure. She says that Eden Turkovic talked about cutting the cocaine with a supplement. Petit also says that Eden Turkovic talked about sending cut cocaine to people in Brisbane.

  1. Petit says that Eden Turkovic found out that Petit had a fake ID that she had created in 2011 when she was 17 years old in the name of Ashleigh Deseree Towse to get entry to music festivals. Towse was a friend of hers and Pettit had obtained a duplicate Towse licence from the Queensland Transport Office at Bundall and had it with her when she came to Victoria, although it had since expired.

  1. Petit says that the Towse QLD licence was used by her at Eden Turkovic's direction to open up post office boxes at various Post Offices and licensed postal outlets.

  1. Petit says that Eden Turkovic would pre-fill the application forms out, and then she would show the ID and she would get the post office box key and give it to Eden Turkovic.

The Post Office boxes used in this offending

  1. The investigation revealed that Post Office Boxes were leased in the names of Elijah Turkovic (Eden Turkovic's brother) and Ashleigh Towse. The following post office boxes were set up by Turkovic and Petit:

Post office

PO

Box

#

Date leased

Phone

Email

 Driver's licence details

The Pines

Shopping Centre

3314

17/10/14

0478

770

577

 [email protected]*
Doncaster Heights

1023

1/4/15

0404

177

913

[email protected]

Ashleigh Deseree TOWSE

6 Carrak

Court, Ashmore, 4214

Mitcham North

1003

1/4/15

0404

177

913

[email protected]

Ashleigh Deseree TOWSE

6 Carrak

Court, Ashmore, 4214

Kerrimuir

278

24/8/15

0404

177

913

Ashleigh Deseree TOWSE

6 Carrak Court,

Ashmore, 4214

Box Hill North

2085

24/8/15

0404

177

913

Ashleigh Deseree TOWSE

6 Carrak

Court, Ashmore, 4214

Templestowe

805

7/2/15

0404

177

913

[email protected]
Templestowe Lower

2066

7/4/16

0407

060

932

[email protected]
Bulleen

332

7/4/16

0404

177

913

[email protected]
Doncaster

340

8/6/15

0404

177

913

Ashleigh TOWSE

  1. *On his arrest on 18 November 2016, Mr Turkovic was found in possession of a driver licence in the name of his brother Elijah.

Money Transfers

  1. The investigation revealed that Eden Turkovic had been transferring money overseas to Ukraine and China. Cash payments usually in the thousands of dollars on any one occasion had been transferred to recipients in the Ukraine and China. These payments were made in the names of Eden Turkovic, Eden John or Ashleigh Towse. Austrac records of the transfers in the names Eden Turkovic and Eden John show that the transferee gave the same date of birth as Eden Turkovic.

  1. The payments were usually made from overseas money transfer exchanges at 7-11 Donvale, 7-11 Doncaster and GZ Corp Doncaster. These overseas money transfers to the Ukraine and China were payment for steroids.

  1. The money transfers to the Ukraine and China in Eden Turkovic's own name (or the name of John Eden) to purchase steroids were as follows:

Date Transferred (AUD)

Location

 Ordering customer Country
Name Address

16-12-15

$2,344.00

GZ Corp,

Doncaster

Turkovic, Eden

13 Ellerton Court,

Donvale

 China

16-12-15

$2,817.00

GZ Corp,

Doncaster

Turkovic, Eden

13 Ellerton Court,

Donvale

 China

03-02-16

$2,866.00

GZ Corp,

Doncaster

Turkovic, Eden

13 Ellerton Court,

Donvale

 China

03-02-16

$2,866.00

7-11 Donvale

(#1269)

Turkovic, Eden

13 Ellerton Court,

Donvale

 China

03-02-16

$2,723.00

GZ Corp,

Doncaster

Turkovic, Eden

13 Ellerton Court,

Donvale

 China

25-05-16

$1,547.00

GZ Corp,

Doncaster

John, Eden

15 Limonite St,

Tenant Creek

 China

25-05-16

$1,266.00

GZ Corp,

Doncaster

John, Eden

15 Limonite St,

Tenant Creek

 China

14-06-16

$1,699.00

GZ Corp,

Doncaster

John, Eden

15 Limonite St,

Tenant Creek

 China

14-06-16

$1,365.00

GZ Corp,

Doncaster

John, Eden

15 Limonite St,

Tenant Creek

 China

04-07-16

$6,725.00

Australia

Post, Doncaster

Turkovic, Eden

13 Ellerton Court, Donvale

 China

26-07-16

$5,400.00

Australia

Post, Doncaster East

Turkovic, Eden

13 Ellerton Court, Donvale

 China

  1. Mr Turkovic also transferred money to the Ukraine and China providing the identification of "Ashleigh Towse." These transfers were reliant on Rachel Petit producing the false Queensland driver’s licence in Ashleigh Towse’s name but bearing Petit’s photograph to effect the transfers.

Date Transferred (AUD)

Location

Country
14/08/2015 $1,167.00 GZ Corp, Doncaster China
1/09/2015 $1,986.00 GZ Corp, Doncaster China
1/09/2015 $1,979.00 GZ Corp, Doncaster China
6/09/2015 $788.00 GZ Corp, Doncaster China
17/09/2015 $2,698.00 GZ Corp, Doncaster China
17/09/2015 $2,712.00 GZ Corp, Doncaster China
17/09/2015 $2,698.00 GZ Corp, Doncaster China
18/09/2015 $2,727.00 GZ Corp, Doncaster China
17/02/2016 $2,848.00 7-11 Donvale (#1269) China
17/02/2016 $2,706.00 7-11 Donvale (#1269) China
22/02/2016 $2,684.00 GZ Corp, Doncaster China
22/02/2016 $2,826.00 GZ Corp, Doncaster China
7/04/2016 $2,660.00 GZ Corp, Doncaster China
7/04/2016 $491.00 GZ Corp, Doncaster China
3/05/2016 $593.00 GZ Corp, Doncaster China
4/05/2016 $862.00 GZ Corp, Doncaster China

Turkovic and Petit lease 115/2-6 Thiele Street Doncaster from 3 June 2015

  1. Raquel Petit says that she and Eden Turkovic were approved for their 'first apartment' which was at 115/2-6 Thiele Street in Doncaster and that they moved in, with her intending to decorate and fill out their apartment. This lease is confirmed by the statements of Casey McDonald from Jellis Craig Real Estate at deps 535.

  1. Petit says that Eden Turkovic was 'obsessed with running his steroid-selling business and that he always wanted to have the best quality product.'

  1. Petit says that he spent a lot of time wrapping and sending parcels to customers and that his customer base grew as their relationship went on.

  1. Petit says that Paul Millan came over to the Thiele Street Apartment and producing a bag of cocaine from out of his 'work bag.' She says that Turkovic and Millan then used the cocaine, and that she herself had used it a couple of times when at Millan's apartment but that "it didn't do anything" for her.

  1. Petit says that Turkovic was receiving many packages from overseas and there were many packages lying around the apartment. She says that on many occasions she accompanied Turkovic to Post Offices to collect packages. She says that he would open the packages in front of her in the car, and that 'it looked like packs of flour'. She says that she noticed sometimes the powder would be in Asian wrapping. She says that Turkovic told her that the powder was Testosterone, and that he always had lots of post office box keys in the console of his car.

  1. Petit says that Turkovic would go to the Post Office at The Pines shopping centre a lot and collect packages from there. Petit also says that Turkovic spoke with Millan 'a lot and ask[ed] him to collect parcels for him'.

  1. Petit says that between October 2015 up to shortly before Australia Day 2016 she had returned to Queensland but went back  to Melbourne for Australia Day 2016.

  1. When she arrived back, Petit found that Turkovic was no longer living at 115/2-6 Thiele Street but was instead living in a townhouse at 1/16 Maxia Road in East Doncaster. She says that within a short time Turkovic began asking her to resume trips to 7-11 and to open up more post office boxes. She agreed.

1/16 Maxia Road East Doncaster

  1. 1/16 Maxia Road was leased by Paul Millan's father on 20 November 2015 and when this address was searched by police in November 2016 Paul Millan had an established bedroom there as well (although he gave his residential address during interview as Apartment 602/6 Mater Street Collingwood).

Steroids intercepted

  1. Between 10 July 2015 and 27 October 2016, Eden Turkovic – initially – then from 17 March 2016 both Turkovic and Millan jointly, unlawfully imported significant quantities of various types of Steroids from the Ukraine and China. The Steroids imported are classified as anabolic and androgenic substances and are prohibited tier 1 goods under the Commonwealth Customs Act 1901, unless approval for importation is obtained. Permission was never obtained.

  1. Set out on the next pages in Landscape Orientation are 2 tables of Steroid interceptions. TABLE 1 is Turkovic only. TABLE 2 is both Turkovic and Millan jointly.

TURN OVER TO NEXT PAGE FOR LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION TABLES.

INTERCEPTED STEROIDS PARCELS

TABLE 1 - 10 July 2015 to 2 March 2016 – TURKOVIC only

Package

#

Tracking #

Recipient

Address

Sender

Date seized

Drug

Weight

Purity

 Pure weight

1

RD020033918UA

 Ashleigh DESEREE PO Box 340

Ukraine

10/07/2015

 Testosterone enanthate

551.1

62.90%

346.6419

2

RD020033881UA

 Taylor TOWSE PO Box 1023 Kypuealoo OA, Power Pro Ukraine

10/07/2015

 Testosterone enanthate

551.7

58.90%

324.9513

3

EV952428196CN

Ashleigh TOWSE

PO Box 1294

 Xiashiwei Town Xiasha Grabbing Baoan Shenzhen Guangdong 518103 CHINA

31/01/2016

Trenbolone acetate

102.3

80.90%

82.7607

EV952428196CN

Ashleigh TOWSE

PO Box 1294

 Xiashiwei Town Xiasha Grabbing Baoan Shenzhen Guangdong 518103 CHINA

31/01/2016

Trenbolone acetate

85.3

81.20%

69.2636

EV952428196CN

Ashleigh TOWSE

PO Box 1294

 Xiashiwei Town Xiasha Grabbing Baoan Shenzhen Guangdong 518103 CHINA

31/01/2016

Trenbolone acetate

76.5

81.80%

62.577

4

EV950457420CN

John TURK

PO Box 2085

 Xhexpress, Xiashiwei Town, Xiasha Grabbing, Baoan Shenzhen Guangdong, 518103, CHINA

2/03/2016

Dromostanolone enanthate

101.4

98.00%

99.372

EV950457420CN

John TURK

PO Box 2085

 Xhexpress, Xiashiwei Town, Xiasha Grabbing, Baoan Shenzhen Guangdong, 518103, CHINA

2/03/2016

Dromostanolone enanthate

101.9

100.00%

101.9
EV950457420CN

John TURK

PO Box 2085

Xhexpress, Xiashiwei Town, Xiasha Grabbing, Baoan Shenzhen Guangdong, 518103, CHINA

2/03/2016

 Testosterone decanoate

102.9

38.70%

39.8223
Testosterone phenylpropionate

23.30%

23.9757
Testosterone isocaproate

20.30%

20.8887
Testosterone propionate

10.30%

10.5987

5

EV950457416CN

John TURK

PO Box 278

Xhexpress, Xiashiwei Town, Xiasha Grabbing, Baoan Shenzhen Guangdong, 518103, CHINA

2/03/2016

 Testosterone decanoate

101.5

42.60%

43.239
Testosterone phenylpropionate

20.60%

20.909
Testosterone isocaproate

19.60%

19.894
Testosterone propionate

10.40%

10.556

EV950457416CN

John TURK

PO Box 278

Xhexpress, Xiashiwei Town, Xiasha Grabbing, Baoan Shenzhen Guangdong, 518103, CHINA

2/03/2016

 Testosterone decanoate

102.1

37.70%

38.4917
Testosterone isocaproate

22.00%

22.462
Testosterone phenylpropionate

21.70%

22.1557
Testosterone propionate

11.00%

11.231

EV950457416CN

John TURK

PO Box 278

Xhexpress, Xiashiwei Town, Xiasha Grabbing, Baoan Shenzhen Guangdong, 518103, CHINA

2/03/2016

 Testosterone decanoate

101.5

40.90%

41.5135
Testosterone isocaproate

20.20%

20.503
Testosterone phenylpropionate

19.90%

20.1985
Testosterone propionate

12.00%

12.18

6

EV950457402CN

John TURK

PO Box 278

Xhexpress, Xiashiwei Town, Xiasha Grabbing, Baoan Shenzhen Guangdong, 518103, CHINA

2/03/2016

 Testosterone decanoate

101.3

36.30%

36.7719
Testosterone phenylpropionate

25.80%

26.1354
Testosterone isocaproate

22.30%

22.5899
Testosterone propionate

9.80%

9.9274

EV950457402CN

John TURK

PO Box 278

Xhexpress, Xiashiwei Town, Xiasha Grabbing, Baoan Shenzhen Guangdong, 518103, CHINA

2/03/2016

 Testosterone decanoate

102.7

38.70%

39.7449
Testosterone isocaproate

21.50%

22.0805
Testosterone phenylpropionate

21.40%

21.9778
Testosterone propionate

10.40%

10.6808

EV950457402CN

John TURK

PO Box 278

Xhexpress, Xiashiwei Town, Xiasha Grabbing, Baoan Shenzhen Guangdong, 518103, CHINA

2/03/2016

 Testosterone decanoate

102.3

38.60%

39.4878
Testosterone phenylpropionate

22.20%

22.7106
Testosterone isocaproate

21.00%

21.483
Testosterone propionate

11.60%

11.8668

TABLE 2 - 17 March 2016 to 27 October 2016 – TURKOVIC and MILLAN

Package

#

Tracking #

Recipient

Address

Sender

Date seized

Drug

Weight

Purity

 Pure weight

7

EA208947405HK

 John TURK PO Box 2085 122 Hong Kong Street Kowloon Bay Horngjann HK

17/03/2016

 Testosterone enanthate

522.7

5.90%

30.8393

8

EA208947419HK

 John TURK PO Box 278 122 Hong Kong Street Kowloon Bay Horngjann HK

17/03/2016

 Testosterone enanthate

523.4

5.80%

30.3572

9

EA208947379HK

 Michael MILAN PO Box 1023 122 Hong Kong Street Kowloon Bay Horngjann HK

17/03/2016

 Testosterone enanthate

521.4

13.10%

68.3034

10

EA208947436HK

 Michael MILAN PO Box 1023 122 Hong Kong Street Kowloon Bay Horngjann HK

18/03/2016

 Testosterone enanthate

521.7

8.00%

41.736

11

EA181192045HK

 Sarah BROWN PO Box 2066

10/07/2016

 Testosterone enanthate

256.5

22.60%

57.969

12

EA181192031HK

 Sarah BROWN PO Box 2066

10/07/2016

 Testosterone enanthate

255.2

26.70%

68.1384

13

EA181192195HK

 Jon TUROVIK PO Box 805

10/07/2016

Trenbolone acetate

257.2

82.50%

212.19

14

EA181192062HK

 Jon TUROVIK PO Box 805

10/07/2016

 Trenbolone enanthate

257

83.90%

215.623

15

EA181192059HK

 Jon TUROVIK PO Box 805

10/07/2016

 Trenbolone enanthate

254.8

86.10%

219.3828

16

EA181192221HK

 Jon TUROVIK PO Box 805

10/07/2016

Trenbolone acetate

256.8

79.00%

202.872

17

EA181192204HK

 Sarah BROWN PO Box 2066

10/07/2016

 Testosterone enanthate

254.2

23.80%

60.4996

18

EA181192218HK

 Sarah BROWN PO Box 2066

10/07/2016

 Testosterone enanthate

254.4

18.10%

46.0464
19

EA181192076HK

Chantelle BROWN

PO Box 332

10/07/2016

 Testosterone decanoate

253.8

38.60%

97.9668
Testosterone phenylpropionate

24.50%

62.181
Testosterone propionate

12.70%

32.2326
Testosterone isocaproate

11.70%

29.6946

20

EA181192080HK

Chantelle BROWN

PO Box 332

10/07/2016

 Testosterone isocaproate

254

23.30%

59.182
Testosterone decanoate

22.80%

57.912
Testosterone phenylpropionate

22.40%

56.896
Testosterone propionate

15.10%

38.354

21

EA181192249HK

Chantelle BROWN

PO Box 332

10/07/2016

 Testosterone decanoate

254.4

52.90%

134.5776
Testosterone isocaproate

13.10%

33.3264
Testosterone phenylpropionate

12.10%

30.7824
Testosterone propionate

8.30%

21.1152

22

EA181192252HK

Chantelle BROWN

PO Box 332

10/07/2016

 Testosterone decanoate

255.2

32.40%

82.6848
Testosterone phenylpropionate

18.90%

48.2328
Testosterone isocaproate

17.40%

44.4048
Testosterone propionate

11.30%

28.8376

23

EA181191946HK

 Jon TUROVIC PO Box 805

13/07/2016

 Testosterone propionate

254.2

98.20%

249.6244

24

EA181191929HK

 Jon TUROVIC PO Box 805

13/07/2016

 Testosterone propionate

254.7

99.90%

254.4453

25

EA181191915HK

 Sarah BROWN PO Box 2066

13/07/2016

 Testosterone enanthate

256.7

66.60%

170.9622

26

EA181191901HK

Chantelle BROWN

PO Box 332

13/07/2016

Testosterone cypionate

254.3

92.20%

234.4646

27

EA181191932HK

Chantelle BROWN

PO Box 332

13/07/2016

Testosterone cypionate

254.4

92.30%

234.8112

28

LX985137222CN

Naomi BROWN

PO Box 2066

 Express, Room 991, Dixi East Building, BAONQu Shenzhenshi Guangdong 518100 China

27/10/2016

Testosterone enanthate

255.7

17.70%

45.2589

Thiele Street as a production and packaging facility

  1. Petit says that she went to the Thiele Street apartment with Turkovic and Millan (this was while they were living at Maxia Road). She says that there was a table in the middle of the kitchen, and that she also saw a big roll of bubble wrap, express post bags, disposable gloves, scales, small zip lock bags with smiley faces and what she describes as science lab equipment with beakers containing oil. She also says that there were lots of boxes with vial lids and empty vials. She says that there was no other furniture in the apartment.

  1. Petit says that she watched Turkovic and Millan putting the liquid from the beakers into the empty vials and bubble-wrapped them and put them in express post satchels. She will say she also noticed them writing on the express post satchels. She says that she noticed that they put the tracking numbers from the satchel onto a piece of paper and wrote notes alongside them. She says that this "went on for hours". Petit says that Turkovic was always keen to finish before the six o'clock express post pickups.

  1. Petit says that a few times she was taken to a storage unit 'in Vermont'. Turkovic told Petit that it had been his brother Elijah's storage unit when Elijah was living in Melbourne. She says that she saw a black filing case with about six bottles of grape seed oil, and a massive bag of vial lids with all different colours. She also saw a shoe box full of vials with Precision Pharmacy labels, and she noticed the vials were full of liquid. NOTE: The prosecution concedes that what Petit saw at Vermont is likely to be what was ultimately found later in the Mitcham Storage King Unit number 217.

  1. Petit says that Turkovic was 'always sending and receiving express post bags and satchels', and that she remembered one time seeing him open a parcel that contained cash wrapped in underwear. She remembers seeing him receive cash in a DVD case, as well as other cash in a toilet paper roll as well as in a birthday card. She also says that she overheard Turkovic telling customers that 'if it was sent towards the end of the week they wouldn't get it until Monday'. She also says that 'he always seemed to have dramas with getting payments for the drugs'.

  1. Petit says that there were times that she was left in the Maxia Road townhouse while Turkovic and Millan were off "doing their own thing.' She says that there were always random people coming to the Maxia house [and] it was obvious they were buying drugs and that sometimes they'd go upstairs, sometimes downstairs. She says that sometimes she would overhear a lot of talk about drugs, and that she noticed there was always a lot of cash at the Maxia Road townhouse.

  1. Petit says that Turkovic would keep cash stored in a box in his sock drawer. She will also say that Turkovic bought 2 solariums and kept one in a spare room at Maxia, and the 2nd in the garage

  1. Petit says that on one occasion Turkovic told her to count the cash, and it was about $40,000.

  1. Petit says that Turkovic told her that he had a contact in Las Vegas who had "pure cocaine" and that the prices were very low there. Turkovic told her that they would send a sample first and that he received the sample. She will say that she saw the sample was packed in gel-capsules and they were packed in supplement bottles with actual supplements.

  1. Petit says that 'Paul and Eden did everything together … they were running the business together …. [and that] … Eden seemed to be directing Paul even though Paul was a business partner. Paul had stopped working his regular job and was doing the business with Eden full-time'. She says that she was told that the Maxia Road townhouse was leased by Millan's father.

  1. Petit says that she became aware that Millan had bought a "newish" Holden Commodore, an upmarket version'.

  1. Petit says that Turkovic 'had a lot of cash' and that he would go to jewellery stores because he was obsessed with diamonds. He also bought a Tagheuer watch and a Versace watch. He bought expensive sunglasses and designer clothing, belts and shoes. She says that Turkovic took her to Rockpool at Crown on one occasion.

  1. Petit says that Millan was not as 'materialistic' as Turkovic, although she did notice that Millan also started buying designer clothing as well.

  1. Petit says that Turkovic never had a job when she was with him, and that Millan didn't work during that same period either. She says that ' … both had lots of cash though.'

Turkovic travelled to the United States between 18 August and 26 September 2016

  1. On 9 August 2016, Turkovic made a renewal application for his Australian passport in his name. In that application, he gave as his phone number, 0411316437. This was a mobile phone number subscribed in the name of Ashleigh Towse.

  1. On 18 August 2016, Turkovic departed Australia for Los Angeles. The prosecution case is that he travelled to the USA to source cocaine for importation into Australia by way of posting them to the post office boxes in Melbourne.

Millan sent money to Turkovic while Turkovic was in the United States

  1. On 15 occasions between 5 September 2016 and 23 September 2016, Paul Millan at the 7-11 stores in Donvale or Doncaster, transferred cash of approximately

$2,900 on each occasion to Turkovic in Los Angeles, USA:

Date

Transferred

(AUD)

Location

Ordering customer

Address

05-09-16

$2,905.00

7-11 Doncaster

(#1006)

Millan, Paul

6026 Mater St,

Collingwood

06-09-16

$2,926.00

7-11 Doncaster

(#1006)

Millan, Paul

6026 Mater St,

Collingwood

06-09-16

$3,037.00

7-11 Doncaster

(#1006)

Millan, Paul

6026 Mater St,

Collingwood

11-09-16

$2,898.00

7-11 Doncaster

(#1006)

Millan, Paul

6026 Mater St,

Collingwood

11-09-16

$2,889.00

7-11 Doncaster

(#1006)

Millan, Paul

6026 Mater St,

Collingwood

11-09-16

$2,949.00

7-11 Doncaster

(#1006)

Millan, Paul

6026 Mater St,

Collingwood

15-09-16

$2,915.00

7-11 Donvale

(#1269)

Millan, Paul

6026 Mater St,

Collingwood
15-09-16

$2,906.00

7-11 Donvale

(#1269)

Millan, Paul

 6026 Mater St, Collingwood

15-09-16

$2,926.00

7-11 Donvale

(#1269)

Millan, Paul

6026 Mater St,

Collingwood

21-09-16

$2,923.00

7-11 Doncaster

(#1006)

Millan, Paul

6026 Mater St,

Collingwood

21-09-16

$2,983.00

7-11 Doncaster

(#1006)

Millan, Paul

6026 Mater St,

Collingwood

21-09-16

$2,932.00

7-11 Doncaster

(#1006)

Millan, Paul

6026 Mater St,

Collingwood

23-09-16

$2,893.00

7-11 Doncaster

(#1006)

Millan, Paul

6026 Mater St,

Collingwood

23-09-16

$2,881.00

7-11 Doncaster

(#1006)

Millan, Paul

6026 Mater St,

Collingwood

23-09-16

$2,883.00

7-11 Doncaster

(#1006)

Millan, Paul

6026 Mater St,

Collingwood

  1. The prosecution contends that these money transfers made by Millan were for the purchase of cocaine by Turkovic in the USA.

  1. There are several images on Turkovic's recently examined IPhone that confirm Turkovic's sightseeing at a popular Los Angeles lookout, together with a picture of a boarding pass between Las Vegas and Los Angeles (which supports Petit's evidence of being told that Turkovic had a contact in Las Vegas).

Turkovic's return

  1. On  26  September  2016,  Turkovic  returned  from  the  USA.     Between  26

September 2016 and 10 November 2016, Turkovic at 7-11 stores in Doncaster (and once from Hurstville in NSW) transferred cash amounts of about $1-2,000 on each occasion to recipients in Los Angeles. The prosecution contends that these payments were for the purchase of cocaine.

  1. These money transfers by Turkovic to the USA were as follows:

Date Transferred (AUD)

Location

 Ordering customer Country
Name Address

29 SEP 16

$2,764.00

7-11

Doncaster (#1006)

John, Eden

15 Limonite St, Tenant Creek

 USA
Date Transferred (AUD)

Location

 Ordering customer Country
Name Address

29 SEP 16

$2,833.00

7-11

Doncaster (#1006)

John, Eden

15 Limonite St, Tenant Creek

 USA

29 SEP 16

$1,866.00

7-11

Doncaster

(#1006)

John, Eden

15 Limonite St, Tenant Creek

 USA

29 SEP 16

$1,383.00

7-11

Hurstville (#2171)

John, Eden

15 Limonite St, Tenant Creek

 USA

13 OCT 16

$2,944.00

7-11

Doncaster (#1006)

John, Eden

15 Limonite St, Tenant Creek

 USA

13 OCT 16

$2,804.00

7-11

Doncaster (#1006)

John, Eden

15 Limonite St, Tenant Creek

 USA

13 OCT 16

$1,823.00

7-11

Doncaster (#1006)

John, Eden

15 Limonite St, Tenant Creek

 USA

20 OCT 16

$2,883.00

7-11

Doncaster (#1006)

John, Eden

15 Limonite St, Tenant Creek

 USA

20 OCT 16

$1,510.00

7-11

Doncaster (#1006)

John, Eden

15 Limonite St, Tenant Creek

 USA

20 OCT 16

$2,746.00

7-11

Doncaster

(#1006)

John, Eden

15 Limonite St, Tenant Creek

 USA

04 OCT 16

$672.00

7-11

Doncaster (#1006)

John, Eden

15 Limonite St, Tenant Creek

 USA

10 OCT 6

$2,833.00

7-11

Doncaster (#1006)

John, Eden

15 Limonite St, Tenant Creek

 USA

10 OCT 16

$2,968.00

7-11

Doncaster (#1006)

John, Eden

15 Limonite St, Tenant Creek

 USA

  1. On five occasions between 3 October 2016 and 26 October 2016, the following parcels destined for post office boxes opened by the accused were intercepted and the substances      contained      in      them      were      found      to      contain      cocaine:

INTERCEPTED PARCELS – COCAINE

3 October 2016 to 26 October 2016 – TURKOVIC and MILLAN

Seizure # Tracking # Recipient Address Sender Date seized Drug Weight Purity Pure weight

No 1

03 OCT

2016

LZ901948776US

Sarah BROWN

PO Box 2066

John Tee, 6651 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood CA 90068 USA

3/10/2016

Cocaine

22.5

81.80%

18.405

Cocaine

0.2

82.10%

0.1642

Cocaine

17.3

82.50%

14.2725

No 2

07 OCT

2016

CH001663638US

Naomi BROWN

PO Box 2066

 John White 6651 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood CA 90068 USA

7/10/2016

Cocaine

50

81.80%

40.9

No 3

11 OCT

2016

CH001664749US

Sarah BROWN

PO Box 332

Jhon White 6651 Franklin Ave Los Angeles CA 90088

11/10/2016

Cocaine

24.5

81.50%

19.9675

No 4

11 OCT

2016

CH001665421US

Sarah BROWN

PO Box 332

Jhon White 6651 Franklin Ave Los Angeles CA 90088

11/10/2016

Cocaine

42.2

81.50%

34.393

No 5

26 OCT

2016

RH000086457US

Sarah BROWN

PO Box 332

Tim Hunter 6651 Franklin Ave Los Angeles CA 90088

26/10/2016

Cocaine

28.3

80.40%

22.7532

  1. The quantity of cocaine seized on each occasion of interception was not less than the marketable quantity of cocaine. The marketable quantity of cocaine is not less than 2.0 grams pure.

  1. On 14 October 2016, Turkovic is recorded on CCTV cameras at the Bullen post office attempting to collect the parcel that was addressed to Sarah Brown of post office box 332. The police had earlier intercepted and seized this parcel containing cocaine on 11 October 2016.

  1. The prosecution contends that quantities of cocaine that were imported un- intercepted by way of the mail system to post office boxes - or which were obtained from Australian sources - were then jointly trafficked by Turkovic and Millan, including selling drugs to customers by way of the mail system and keeping Cocaine aside to be picked up. 20 “Tick sheets” were located at premises the accused were using to operate their drug importing and trafficking business revealed that they had been trafficking quantities of cocaine between 25 July and 18 November 2016 (almost a 4- month period).

  1. The prosecution contends that the "Tick Sheets" reveal that the Cocaine side of their business was "ramping up" from August 2016 onwards.

Relevant Locations

  1. Turkovic and Millan operated their joint business of importing and trafficking drugs, from three locations. When these locations were searched under warrant in November 2016, police located amongst other things, various types of steroids, cocaine and other drugs and drug related paraphernalia, including cash, electronic scales, plastic bags, and express post parcels and parcel tracking documents.

  1. Those locations were:

a.    The rented apartment at 115/2-6 Thiele Street, Doncaster;

b.    The rented townhouse at 1/16 Maxia Road, Doncaster East and

c.    A  rented  storage  unit  (No  217)  at  Storage  King  at  2  Simla  Street, Mitcham;

Storage Unit 217 at Storage King Mitcham

  1. On 11 August 2016, the accused Millan commenced renting storage unit 217 at Storage King, 2 Simla Street, Mitcham.

The Holden Club Sport and the Jeep Grand Cherokee

  1. On 24 June 2016, Paul Millan bought a new 2016 Holden Club Sport sedan, which was paid for by direct transfer after deduction of the trade in vehicle. The Holden was purchased for $75,995 in the name of John Millan, Millan's father, from Gary and Warren Smith, Dandenong. After deduction of the trade in vehicle, $54,595 was paid by Millan by direct transfer to the Garry and Warren Smith account.

  1. At the time of the purchase and test drive of the Holden, Millan was accompanied by Turkovic.

  1. On 26 October 2016, Turkovic deposited $49,000 cash into the business account of his father, Tony Turkovic, a business known as “Rock Farmers”. The deposit was made at the Doncaster East branch of the Commonwealth Bank. Rock Farmers then paid $48,778.90 to Nissan Finance to pay out the outstanding loan amount on a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee wagon. The Jeep was later registered with NSW registration, DKC 07Z in the name of Rock Farmers Pty Ltd.

Matthew Barsley - 5 Capistano Court Southport QLD

  1. On 17 November 2016, drugs and white powder, including 44.6 grams of cocaine powder and 31.6 grams of cocaine rock, together with drug trafficking paraphernalia were located by Queensland police at 5 Capistrano Court, Southport. Amongst the items located by police during the execution of the search warrant was Australia Post packaging found in a car at the property addressed to Mathew Barsley,

PO Box 5483, Gold Coast Mail Centre, with the sender details being "Ash T" of PO Box 805, Templestowe.

  1. The parcel packaging had the tracking number 60630552495 096. On "tick sheet" 19 found at the Thiele Street apartment, a sticker with this tracking number was located next to the handwritten annotation "AF-MB l-O-C $7300". A similar entry is found in “tick sheet” 16 dated two weeks earlier which reads “AF-MB - $7,300 l-O-C”. The prosecution contends that at least some of the cocaine found at the Queensland address was a sale of the drug by Turkovic and Millan by way of the Express Post satchel bag.

Surveillance, Arrests and Execution of Search Warrants

  1. Police identified the premises 1/16 Maxia Road, Doncaster East as the possible residence of Turkovic and a police surveillance unit was engaged to make observations of the address. On 10 November 2016, police observed Turkovic collect three Australia Post express parcels that had been left at the front door of the Maxia Road unit.

  1. Later that day, Turkovic and Millan were observed leaving the premises at 2-6 Thiele Street, Doncaster. Turkovic left in a 2013 Grand Jeep Cherokee wagon with NSW registration plates, DKC07Z. Millan left the area in his 2016 Holden Commodore Club sport’s sedan with Victoria registration plates, AIL325.

  1. On 11 November 2016, CCTV cameras at the Doncaster 7-11 store record the accused  attending  at  12:58am  and  transferring  cash  amounts  of  $2,941.74  and

$2,808.02 to Los Angeles under the name Eden John.

  1. On 18 November 2016, police surveillance officers observed the following:

d.    A DHL courier attend at 1/16 Maxia Road, Doncaster East and leave a card in the letter box after having received no reply at the front door.

e.    Millan collecting the card from the letterbox.

f.     Turkovic and another male driving to the DHL facility at 55 Ricketts Road, Mount Waverley.

g.    Turkovic collected a parcel at the facility addressed to John Eden of 1/16 Maxia Road, Doncaster East.

115/2-6 Thiele Street Doncaster Search under warrant

  1. On 18 November 2016, police attended at unit 116/2-6 Thiele Street, in the company of Jellis-Craig Real Estate agent Casey McDonald, who facilitated entry. They found the apartment unoccupied and sparsely furnished. They also found what appeared to be drugs and drug related items in the apartment. Later at about 5:00pm, police returned with a search warrant which they executed at the premises. During the search police located and seized the following:

(a)471.9 grams of cocaine (mixed substance);

(b)6 “tick sheets” in the kitchen plus sheets with initials and money amounts;

(c)18 new unused Express Post satchels (18);

(d)3 sets of electronic scales;

(e)a large quantity of food storage bags;

(f)A large quantity of snap lock sandwich;

(g)A food storage bag heat sealer;

(h)a large roll of bubble wrap;

(i)a homemade block press, to press powdered steroids and drugs;

(j)white powder residue on sandwich bags, bowls, sieve, scales, spoons, measuring cup;

(k)Disposable gloves, used and un-used;

(l)numerous documents in the name of  Eden Turkovic and Eden John including in relation to PO Box 3314 Doncaster East;

(m)an Internet connection invoice in the name of Paul Millan for 115/2-6 Thiele Street, Doncaster;

(n)a bag of creatine and sports supplement powders, used as cutting agents to dilute the purity of drugs;

(o)an Australia Post Parcel Note addressed to Paul Millan (relating to a parcel delivery dated the 30/6/15 in the name of Paul Millan of 115/2-6 Thiele Street, Doncaster);

(p)a used Australia Post satchel with the name Eden John, PO Box 3314, Doncaster East 3109;

(q)2 tape dispensers;

(r)4 vacuum pumps for evacuating air from packages being sealed; and

(s)     rolls of aluminium foil. Turkovic and Millan arrests

  1. A short time after police attended, Turkovic and Millan attended at the address in the black Club sport sedan AIL325 driven by Millan. Turkovic was the front seat passenger. They were arrested and their vehicle searched. Police located the following items in the possession of the accused and inside the vehicle:

(a)Storage contract for Storage King at 2 Simla Street Mitcham in the name of Paul Millan dated 11/8/16. Mobile phone member 0423563704 was given as the contact number. This number is subscribed in the name of Ashleigh Towse;

(b)A large number of post office box keys;

(c)Australia Post receipt for an express post parcel bearing tracking number 606305525000 973; and

(d)     Timber and clamps. 1/16 Maxia Road Search

  1. On the same day, police executed a search warrant at 1/16 Maxia Road, Doncaster East, premises occupied by Turkovic, Millan and a friend Zac Smith. Police located the following items;

(a)Keys to the Thiele Street address in the console of the Jeep  DKC07Z;

(a1)          14 "Tick Sheets"

(b)Millan’s bedroom -

i.Collins Simms tenancy application for rental property at 36 Little Turner Street, Abbottsford in the name of Paul Millan – mobile phone number provided being 0423563704, a mobile phone number subscribed in the name of Ashleigh Towse;

ii.     $40,000 cash;

iii.An empty DHL express envelope in the name of John Eden of 1/16 Maxia Road, Doncaster East which had been sent from Beverley Hills California, USA;

iv.Various express  post  satchels  in  various  names  addressed  to either Paul M, Eden John or John Turk;

v.Numerous vials of liquid in various places around the premises;

vi.Numerous empty plastic bottles;

vii.“Precision Pharmacy” labels – bearing steroids names;

viii.Police also located on 17 January 2017, a further two “tick sheets” in the shoebox where “Precision Pharmacy” labels were found in the garage;

ix.Numerous  documents  with  tracking  number  labels,  payment amounts- “tick sheets”;

x.Consignment of Rapid flow filters;

xi.Handwritten document and digital scale.

xii.Money Gram receipts in the name of Eden John;

xiii.Tasking list- including reference to “clean out 6 Thiele”;

xiv.Large amounts of clothing, personal items and documents;

(c)In Turkovic’s bedroom

xv.     $110,000 cash;

xvi.G Star Raw box containing

1.(2) bottles of ‘Antenex 5’,

2.    (13) boxes labeled ‘Diazepam’

3.    (6) boxes of ‘Testosterone Enanthate”;

xvii.Injection of primosteston.

xviii.Vial of clembuterol;

xix.Letter    addressed   to    Lucy   Towes    of    Post   office   box   805 Templestowe;

xx.34 boxes labelled “testosterone enanthate”;

xxi.Australian  Border  Force  seizure  notice  addressed  to  Ashleigh Deserre of PO box 1294, Mitcham North;

xxii.Money Gram receipts in the name of Eden John;

xxiii.Money Gram receipts in the name of Eden Turkovic;

xxiv.Northern  Territory  driver  license  in  the  name  of  Eden  John Turkovic #1259674;

xxv.Asus laptop.

Search of Storage King Mitcham Unit 217

  1. On 22 November 2016, police executed a search warrant at storage unit 217, at Storage King, 2 Simla Street, Mitcham and found the following:

(a)Box containing (9) bottles of yellow residue;

(b)Box containing (4) flasks with yellow liquid residue;

(c)Approximately 4 grams of methylamphetamine;

(d)Various personal papers in the name of Paul Millan;

(e)Numerous vials of liquid in various colours;

(f)(4) boxes containing (3) testosterone injections;

(g)(3) cocaine testers;

(h)(11) small bottles and vials with viscous liquid;

(i)iPhone box with plastic bag containing white residue and “No Doz” tablet;

(j)a Vial cap dispenser;

(k)(4) boxes containing 100 tablets of Euthymox 50 mg;

(l)a box of Letrozole 2.5 mg tablets;

(m)a box of Clomid tablets;

(n)glass beakers;

(o)a large quantity of small plastic bottles;

(p)a quantity of empty glass vials;

(q)4 vacuum pumps boxes;

(r)a quantity of “Rapid flow” filters; (vacuum filtrations systems)

(s)Bottles of grape seed oil;

(t)a box of sealed syringes;

(u)a large quantity of vial caps;

(v)on 17 January 2017, police located a further 4 grams of methylamphetamine secreted in the lining of the cooler bag located at storage unit 217.

Interviews

  1. Turkovic exercised his right to decline to answer police questions.

  1. Millan  was taken  to the  police  station following  his  arrest  and  interviewed. Amongst the comments he made in his interview were the following:

(A2)

His address was 602/6 Mater Street, Collingwood (Q2); (A19-24)

His father rented the Maxia Road address and he would stay there from time to time, the last time was last night;

(A40-42)

He and his father lease the premises and a friend from interstate stayed there sometimes;

(A56-57)

He has a bedroom at the address; (A59-74)

He works consistently as a carpenter earning $60,000 a year; (A76-80)

The vials in his room were steroids for which he has a prescription from a doctor;

(A125)

He paid $620 per week for the rent at Maxia Road; (A82-91)

He did not own a vehicle but usually drove the Holden Commodore AIL 325, which he drove today;

(A137)

He denied ever going to the Thiele Street address apart from on the day of his arrest;

(A139-140)

He did not know why the key to 2/115 Thiele Street was located in the console of the car he was driving;

(A144-145)

He could not explain why there were a number of post office box keys in the console of his vehicle;

(A146)

He had not leased any post office boxes; (A196-200)

He had met Turkovic at a gym a year and a half before; (A222-230)

He could not explain why there were documents located inside the Thiele Street apartment in his name;

(A235-239)

He denied importing, selling or trafficking drugs.

Thiele Street drug analysis

74.      The various substances located and seized from the Thiele Street apartment were tested and analyzed with the following results:

Ex #

Exhibit

Specific location

 Drugs

Item #

Type

 Total Weight

Purity

 Pure weight

79

466 grams of cocaine

Kitchen cupboard

 37 Cocaine 338 72% 243.36
39 Cocaine 117.7 80% 94.16
43 Cocaine 3.5 36% 1.26
45 Cocaine 6.8 32% 2.176

81

(3)

Electronic scales

Kitchen bench

55

Trenbolone
87

White

residue on sandwich bags, mixing bowls, sieve, scales, spoons and measuring cup

Kitchen bench

48

Cocaine

1

32%

0.32

50

Cocaine

4.9

34%

1.666

90

Bag of

Creatine and sports supplement powders

Kitchen cupboard

35

No drugs detected

D008,

see p1388

 1

Drostanolone (steroid)

98.7

D008,

see

p1388

 2

Tamoxifen

D008,

see p1388

 3

Mesterolone (steroid)

224

D008,

see p1388

 5 Testosterone (steroid)

93.4

Mesterolone (steroid)

D008,

see

p1388

 7

Stanozolol (steroid)

36.7

D008,

see p1388

 9

Stanozolol (steroid)

34.3

D008,

see

 11

Stanozolol (steroid)

12.8
p1388

D008,

see p1388

 13

Stanozolol (steroid)

71.6

Maxia Road drug analysis

  1. The various substances located and seized from the Maxia Road apartment were tested and analyzed with the following results:

Ex #

Exhibit description

Specific location

 Drugs

Item #

Type

Total

Weight

104

Numerous vials of liquid in various places throughout the premises (not including TURKOVIC's bedroom)

Kitchen cupboard

15

Trenbolone (steroid)

8.2
16 Trenbolone (steroid) 123.9
17 Drostanolone (steroid) 286.9
18 Drostanolone (steroid) 25.1
19 Drostanolone (steroid) 42.7
20 Nandrolone (steroid) 43.2
21 Not analysed
22 Testosterone (steroid) 7.8
23 Testosterone (steroid) 15.3
24 Testosterone (steroid) 15.6
25 Testosterone (steroid) 31.1
26 Stanozolol (steroid) 8.8
27 Stanozolol (steroid) 9.7
28 Stanozolol (steroid) 272.8
29 Methandienone (steroid) 132.5

D018,

see p1388

 30

Methasterone (steroid)

46.8

D018,

see

p1388

 31

Testosterone (steroid)

13.6

D018,

see p1388

 33

Methandienone (steroid)

1.9

D020,

see p1391

 35

Not analysed

D020,

see

p1391

 36

Not analysed

D020,

see p1391

 37

Not analysed

(In Turkovic’s bedroom)

Ex #

Exhibit description

Drugs

Item

Type

Weight

112

2 x Plastic bottles containing 50 tablets

each of Antenex; 6 boxes x 3 injectors Primoteston; 13 boxes x 50 tablets Diazepam

56

Diazepam

3.8

57

113

1 x Injection Primoteston

38

Testosterone (steroid)

1.2

114

1 x vial Clembuterol @ 30ml

54

Clenbuterol

116

34 boxes x 3 injectors Primoteston

55

Testosterone (steroid)

139.1

Storage unit drug analysis

  1. The various substances that were located and seized from storage unit were tested and analyzed with the following results:

Ex # Exhibit description Drugs

124

1 x box containing (9) bottles with yellow liquid residue

 Item Type Weight
9 Drostanolone (steroid) 1.8
11 Testosterone (steroid) 3
13 Drostanolone (steroid) 3.4
15 Trenbolone (steroid) 2.8
17 Testosterone (steroid) 4
19 Testosterone (steroid) 4
21 Drostanolone (steroid) 6.6
87 Testosterone (steroid) 4.6
89 Not analysed

125

1 x box containing (4) flasks with yellow liquid residue

 24 Drostanolone (steroid) 5.4
26 Drostanolone (steroid) 6
28 Trenbolone (steroid) 5.1
30 Testosterone (steroid) 5.3

127

(11) small bottles and vials with viscous liquid

 34 Oxymetholone (steroid) 18.7
35 No drugs confirmed
36 Anastrolzole
37 Trenbolone (steroid) 3.3
38 Testosterone (steroid) 4.5
39 Testosterone (steroid) 6
40 Testosterone (steroid) 3.2
41 Testosterone (steroid) 1.4
42 Testosterone (steroid) 1
43 Not analysed
129 6.6 grams of methamphetamine 32 Methylamphetamine 6.6

132

Shoebox containing (65) 10 ml vials of clear viscous liquid

 44 Drostanolone (steroid) 53
45 Nandrolone (steroid) 144.4
46 Drostanolone (steroid) 331.4
47 Drostanolone (steroid) 8.5
48 Nandrolone (steroid) 8.2
49 Trenbolone (steroid) 8.9

133

Shoebox containing (8) vials containing clear viscous liquid and

(2) empty vials 50 mls

 50 Mesterolone (steroid) 12.5
51 Mesterolone (steroid) 20.4
52 Stanozolol (steroid) 32.9
53 Mesterolone (steroid) 162.7
54 Not analysed

134

(4) plastic bottles, two containing yellow viscous liquid and (2) containing liquid ietho

55

Letrozole
56 Letrozole
57 Not analysed
p1496 37 vials 58 Nandrolone (steroid) 240.8
p1496 59 Drostanolone (steroid) 17.2
p1496 60 Testosterone (steroid) 8.3
p1496 61 Testosterone (steroid) 0.4
p1496 62 Trenbolone (steroid) 7.7
p1496 63 Testosterone (steroid) 2.2
p1496 64 Drostanolone (steroid) 3.6
p1496 65 Nandrolone (steroid) 5.6

135

(2) large bottle containing approx.

800 g clear viscous liquid

 66 Nandrolone (steroid) 340.2
67 Nandrolone (steroid) 349

137

 Shoebox containing (4) 1 boxes with (3) testosterone i injections in each j

68

 Primoteston depot (steroid)

14.3
69 Not analysed

138

(4) boxes containing 100 tablets

(Euthymcx)

70

Thyroxine

139

Box containing (30) Letrozole

tablets

71

Letrozole
140 Box containing (4) Clomid tablets 72 Clomifene

141

Large box containing large quantity

of vial lids, (2) glass beakers, (3) milk frothers, a number of empty glass vials, vial plier sealer, vial cap sealer, plastic bag containing (54) 10 ml viais of viscous liquid, bag containing approx. 1 kg white powder, 1ltr bottle Polyetheiine Gylcol

 73 Trenbolone (steroid) 454.4
74 Trenbolone (steroid) 8.5
75 Trenbolone (steroid) 8.7
76 No drugs detected
77 Not analysed

79

No drugs detected

143

 Box containing (6) flask with traces of yellow liquid 80 Not analysed
81 Testosterone (steroid) 1.2
83 Nandrolone (steroid) 1.4
84 Trenbolone (steroid) 1.5
146 (4) bottles of grape seed 86 Not analysed

165

 Approximately 4 grams of methamphetamine

90

Methylamphetamine

2.8

Value of cocaine

  1. Detective Sergeant Keith Randall of the AFP states that according to the ACIC Illicit Data Report 2014-15, which collates drug price data from multiple sources, and the NDARC IDRS Report 2015, which surveys numerous drug users, the following median prices are based on the powder form of cocaine in the State of Victoria:

(a)0.1 to 0.3 gram street deal or 'cap' is selling for $50;

(b)1 gram street deal is selling for between $300 and $400;

(c)One-ounce  (28  grams)  wholesale  deal  is  selling  for  between

$8,000 and $11,000; and

(d)One-kilogram (1000 grams) wholesale deal is selling for between

$200,000 and $240,000.

  1. Det Sgt Randall notes that individual transaction prices for drug commodities will vary depending on numerous factors.

"Tick Sheets"

  1. Agreed summaries of 20 "Tick sheets" numbered 1 – 20 are in included as Annexe 1.

Drug value – cocaine

  1. Detective Sergeant Keith Randall of the AFP made an estimate of the value of the cocaine at the Thiele Street apartment. Based on a net weight of 250 grams of cocaine and on 2014-2015 cocaine prices, he estimated that the wholesale value was between $128,000 and $176,000, and the street value was between $270,000 and

$360,000.

Statutory Maximums

  1. Statutory maximums are:

Offence Section Maximum penalty

Trafficking DOD – CQ

s.71AA Drugs, Poisons and

Controlled Substances Act

1981

25 years imprisonment

Trafficking DOD

s.71AC Drugs, Poisons and

Controlled Substances Act

1981

15 years imprisonment

Possessing DOD

s.73 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981

5 years imprisonment / 1 year imprisonment (if drugs not

possessed for purpose of trafficking)

Possess Schedule 4 poison

s.36B(2) Drugs, Poisons and

Controlled Substances Act

1981

10 penalty units

Importation of Tier 1

goods

s.233BAA Customs Act 1901

5 years or 1,000 penalty units

Importation of border

controlled drug

s.307.2 Criminal Code Act

1995

25 years or 5,000 penalty units

Case Chronology

  1. The case chronology is as follows:

Date Hearing Outcome
23/11/16 Filing Hearing
05/12/16 Bail application Granted

02/03/17

Committal mention

 Adjourned while awaiting provision of materials
16/03/17 Committal mention Committal listed
03/08/17 Committal Committed on all charges
04/08/17 Initial Directions Hearing Adjourned for plea discussions
04/09/17 Bail variation – TURKOVIC Granted – residential address only
07/09/17 Initial Directions Hearing Adjourned for plea discussions
28/09/17 Bail variation – MILLAN Granted – residential address only
17/10/17 Initial Directions Hearing Listed for trial
17/08/18 Mention Adjourned for plea discussions
12/09/17

Bail variation – TURKOVIC

 Granted – residential address and surety lowered to $145,000
26/09/18 Mention Adjourned for plea discussions
05/12/18 Final Directions Hearing Adjourned
19/12/18 Final Directions Hearing Adjourned
31/01/19 Final Directions Hearing Adjourned

04/02/19

Trial

 Adjourned as not ready and for plea negotiations
11/02/19 Mention Adjourned for further plea negotiations

Pre-Sentence Detention

  1. Both accused were arrested on 18 November 2016. MILLAN was released on bail on 6 December 2016 having spent 19 days in custody by way of pre-sentence detention. TURKOVIC was released on 12 December 2016 having spent 25 days in custody by way of pre-sentence detention.

Forfeiture and Disposal

  1. Forfeiture and Disposal Orders are sought (to be filed separately).

7 March 2019  Plea Prosecutor

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 1) "1  JULY 18 -  22"

Located at 1/16 Maxia Road Doncaster (Garage)

Express Post

STICKER

Last Scan

Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet

Money

figure noted

Prosecution

Contention - STEROIDS

Prosecution

Contention – COCAINE

 Notes
27080309 094 Launceston TAS 19 July AM – JS – 4SUS, 2TE, 3TR-A none Steroids – 9 vials
27080310 090 Port Adelaide SA 19 July AM – DG – 3ME none Steroids – 3 vials
27080311 097 Black Hill VIC 19 July AM – PH – 5SUS, 5TE, 5DELA, 5TR-E none Steroids - 20 vials
25777452 099 Preston VIC 19 July AM – HV – 11TE, 3TR-E, 5EQ, 5ME, 2SUS, 3DELA none Steroids – 30 vials
No Sticker N/A

AM – 1SUS, 4DECA, 2TE, 4TR-E, 2EQ,

10VAR, 2STAN, 4DB

 none Steroids
27080313 091 Capalaba QLD 19 July CP – 2TP, 1.5 O - M none
27080312 094 Yatala QLD 19 July MB – JH – 3STAN, 1TE none Steroids – 4 vials
No Sticker N/A BTR – 3SUS, 2TE none Steroids – 5 vials
27080315 095 Murarrie QLD 20 July CP – 3TE, 2ADROL, 14 – G - C none Steroids - 5 vials Cocaine 14g Included for context only
27080316 096 Palmerston NT 21 July SK – 5 – O - M none
27080320 099

Moorooka QLD

20 July

 IT – 1 – O - M none
27080317 099

Northgate QLD

21 July

 MCT – BN – 1 – O - M none
27080316 092

Hoppers Crossing

VIC

 MS – 2SUS, 2TP, 1DB, 2CC  1 – G - M none Steroids – 7 vials

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 2) "2  JULY 18 -  22"

Located at 1/16 Maxia Road Doncaster (Garage)

Express Post

STICKER

Last Scan

Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet

Money

figure noted

Prosecution

Contention - STEROIDS

Prosecution

Contention – COCAINE

 Notes
No sticker N/A EE – 2VAR none Steroids – 4 vials
No Sticker N/A TT – 2VAR none Steroids – 2 vials
27080319 093 Moorooka QLD 22 July IT – 1TR-A, 1SUS, 1 – O - M none Steroids – 2 vials
27974863 091 Deepdene VIC 22 July CP – 2TE – 3GRACS none Steroids – 2 vials + unknown
27974867 099 Arundle QLD 22 July BW – 14 – G – C,  1 – O - M none Cocaine 14g Included for context only
27974869 093 Yatala QLD 22 July DEE – 14 – G - C none Cocaine 14g Included for context only
27974865 095 Thomastown VIC 25 July CM – 5 – G – CC, 1TE, 1TR-E none Steroids – 2 vials + unknown
27974866 092 Nowra NSW 25 July TT – 3DB none Steroids – 3 vials

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers            (Sheet 3) "ET ORDERS  JULY 18 -  22"

Located at 1/16 Maxia Road Doncaster (Garage)

Express Post

STICKER

Last Scan

Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet

Money

figure noted

Prosecution

Contention - STEROIDS

Prosecution

Contention – COCAINE

 Notes
25777456 097 Algester QLD 20 July TK – 1K - M $44,000
27080314 098 Heathwood QLD 20 July SP – 3STN $150 Steroids – 3 vials
27974870 099 City Parcel Del VIC – 22 July HO – 3STA $150 Steroids - 3 vials
27974868 096 Greenslopes QLD 25 July ET – 3OC none Steroids – 3 vials
27974850 091 Greenslopes QLD 25 July ET – 1ANA $75 Steroids – 1 vial

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 4) "JULY 25 -  29"

Located at 1/16 Maxia Road Doncaster (Garage)

Express Post

STICKER

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Location and Date

(Destination)

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Money

figure noted

Prosecution

Contention - STEROIDS

Prosecution

Contention – COCAINE

 Notes
27974851 098 Murrarie QLD 27 July CP – 1TE, 1.5 – O – M – 42G none
27974862 094 Moorooka QLD 27 July IT – 1.5 – O – M – 42G none
27974864 098 Bibra Lake WA 28 July EE – 1 – O – M,  14 – G - C none Cocaine 14g
27974856 093 Airport West VIC 29 July JC – 1TE none Steroids – 1 vial
27974854 099 Murrarie QLD 29 July SC – 2G – CC, 5SUS none Steroids – 5 vials
27974853 092 Murrarie QLD 28 July CP – 14 – G - C none Cocaine 14g
27974852 095 No info MR – 1 – O - C none Cocaine 28g
27974857 090 Lutwyche QLD 3 August SF $1300
27974855 096 Yatala QLD 29 July DEE – 2 – O – M, 14 – G - C none Cocaine – 14g

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 5) "AUG 1 - 5"

Located at 1/16 Maxia Road Doncaster (Garage)

Express

Post STICKER

Last Scan

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(Destination)

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Money

figure noted

Prosecution

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Prosecution

Contention – COCAINE

 Notes
27974841 099 Murarrie PDC Qld 2 August CP – 2 – O – M, 1TE none Steroids - 1 vial
27974842 096 Alexandria PO NSW 2 August MR – 1 – O – C none

Cocaine – "C"

- 28g
27974843 093 Stapylton PDC Qld 3 August DEE – 2 – O – C none

Cocaine – "C"

- 56g
27974846 094 Batman LPO Vic 3 August CM – 1TE. 1TR-E none Steroids – 2 vials
No Sticker N/A BTR – 7TR-A, 3M none Steroids – 10 vials
27974845 097 Birra Lake PDC WA 4 August EE – 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
27974844 090 Greenslopes LPO Qld 3 August ET – 2 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

- 56g

 Not alleged as a sale of cocaine
27974848 098 Stapylton PDC Qld 5 August DEE – 3 – O – C, 1 – O – M none

Cocaine – "C"

- 84g
27974847 091 Greenslopes LPO Qld 5 August ET – 1T none Steroids – 1 vial
25368402 093 Murarrie PDC Qld 5 August KP – 3VAR, 1SD, 1ADEX none Steroids – 5 vials
27974849 095 Capalaba DC Qld 5 August CP – MM – 14 – G – C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g
25368403 090 Seaford LPO Vic 8 August AF – 3SUS, 2DB none Steroids – 5 vials
25368401 096 Sunnybak LPO Qld 8 August ET – AJ – 8ME none Steroids – 8 vials

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 6) "AUG - 8 - 12"

Located at 1/16 Maxia Road Doncaster (Garage)

Express

Post STICKER

Last Scan

Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet

Money

figure noted

Prosecution

Contention - STEROIDS

Prosecution

Contention – COCAINE

 Notes
25368404 097 Bibra Lake PDC WA 10 August EE – 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
25368405 094 Moorooka LPO Qld 9 August IT - 1 – O - M none
25368406 091 Alexandria PO NSW 9 August MR – 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
25368407 098

Palmerston DC NT

13 August

 JC – 1STAN, 1SUS,  5 – O - M none Steroids – 2 vials
25368408 095 Arundel DC Qld 10 August SB – 14G - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g
25368409 092

Greenslopes LPO

Qld 11 August

 ET – CARDS + PRIMO none Steroids – u/k qty
Pick Up N/A AM – 5ME, 4STAN (PICK UP) none Steroids – 9 vials
25368410 098 Moorooka LPO Qld 11 August IT – 2 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 56g
25368440 095

Stapylton PDC Qld

11 August

 JS – 4 – O – C. 1 – O - M none

Cocaine – "C"

– 112g

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 7) "ET ORDERS (64.4gm STOCK) 15/8 – 19/8"

Located at 1/16 Maxia Road Doncaster (Kitchen)

Express

Post STICKER

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(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet

Money

figure noted

Prosecution

Contention - STEROIDS

Prosecution

Contention – COCAINE

 Notes
25368431 093 Algester QLD 17 August TK – 1 – O – C (21 P) 8K $8000

Cocaine – "C"

– 28gr
25368434 094 Maryborough QLD 19 August JH – 4STAN none Steroids – 4 vials
25777453 096 Algester QLD 23 August 22/8 – 26/8 TK – 1KEG-M  (173.5g cut) none
25777457 094

Moorooka QLD

24 August

ET – OWN C, 210gm – C, 2PRIMO, 1STAN,

1VAL

 none Steroids – 4 vials

Cocaine – "C"

– 210g

Not alleged as a

sale of cocaine
25777455 090 Hemnant QLD 30 August MG – ½ KG - M none
25368551 098

Virginia QLD

30 August

 SJ – 7g – C – 50% none

Cocaine – "C"

– 7g
25368553 092 Greenslopes QLD 31 August EF – OWN PRIMO + MAST none Steroids – u/k qty.
25368558 097

Heathwood QLD

5 September

 ET – MTRAP – 3.5g C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 3.5g

Not alleged as a

sale of cocaine

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 8) "15/8 – 19/8"

Located at 1/16 Maxia Road Doncaster (Kitchen)

Express

Post STICKER

Last Scan

Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet

Money

figure noted

Prosecution

Contention - STEROIDS

Prosecution

Contention – COCAINE

 Notes
25368432 090 Moorooka QLD 17 August PF – 1 – O – C     28P none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
25368433 097 Alexandria NSW 17 August MR – 1 – O – C    25.5P none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
25368435 091 Cleveland QLD 19 August CP – 14g - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g
25368436 098

Capalaba QLD

24 August

22/8 – 26/8 CP – 14G (struckthrough) – C

SAMP

 none

Cocaine – "C"

- sample
25368437 095 Cleveland QLD 25 August CP – 14 – G - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g
25368438 092

Moorooka QLD

26 August

 IT – 2 – O – M, 14 – G - C none

Cocaine – "C"

- 14g
25777454 093 Bibra Lake WA 29 August ES – 1 – O – C, 1 – O – M, 2VAR none Steroids – 2 vials

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
25368552 095

Moorooka QLD

31 August

 IT -1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
25368554 099 West End QLD 2 September 29/8 – 2/9 SR 14 G - C none Cocaine – "C"
– 14g
25368556 093

Alderley QLD

1 September

 IT – 1 – O - M none
25368557 090 Tweed Heads Sth NSW 2 September MR – AMcKAY – 2VAR none Steroids – 2 vials
25368439 099 Alexandra NSW 1 September MR – 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
25368559 094 Cleveland QLD 5 September CR – 1 – O - M none

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 9) "5/9 – 9/9"

Located at 1/16 Maxia Road Doncaster (Kitchen)

Express

Post STICKER

Last Scan

Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet

Money

figure noted

Prosecution

Contention - STEROIDS

Prosecution

Contention – COCAINE

 Notes
25368560 090 Alexandra NSW 6 September MR – 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31476620 090 West End QLD 7 September SR – 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31476619 094 Moorooka QLD 6 September IT 1.5 – O – C, 1 – O - M none

Cocaine – "C"

– 42g
No Sticker N/A JASE – 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31476618 097 Virginia QLD 6 September ET – SAM.M – 7 – G – C, 3.5 P none

Cocaine – "C"

– 7g

 Not alleged as a sale of cocaine
No Sticker N/A ROSE – 14 – G - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g

31476617

090

 Bibra Lakes WA 9 September ES – 1 – O – C, 1 – O – M, 4VAR none Steroids – 4 vials

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31476615 096 Cleveland QLD 8 September CP – 14 – G – C, 1 – O - M none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g
31476616 093 Batman VIC 8 September CARL – 5 – G - C none Cocaine – "C"
– 5g
31476611 098 Heathwood QLD 9 September ET – MTRAP   3.5 – G – C(P) none

Cocaine – "C"

– 3.5g

 Not alleged as a sale of cocaine
31476612 095 Cleveland QLD 9 September CP – 14 – G - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g
No Sticker N/A NIMA – 7 – G - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 7g

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers        (Sheet 10) "12/9 – 16/9        3"

Located at 1/16 Maxia Road Doncaster (Kitchen)

Express

Post STICKER

Last Scan

Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet

Money

figure noted

Prosecution

Contention - STEROIDS

Prosecution

Contention – COCAINE

 Notes
31476613 092 Moorooka QLD 13 September IT – 2 – O - M none
31476614 099 Alexandria NSW 15 September MR – 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31476667 095 Virginia QLD 14 September ET – SM – 7 – G – C (3.5P) none

Cocaine – "C"

– 7g

 Not alleged as a sale of cocaine
31476669 099

Greenslopes QLD

14 September

 -     MS – 7 – G – C (P) none

Cocaine – "C"

– 7g
31476668 092 Moorooka QLD 14 September IT – 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31476670 095

Capalaba QLD

14 September

 CP – 1 – O - M none
31476663 097

Paradise Point QLD

15 September

 ET – COSPLAY IND. – 14 – G – C (12P) none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g

 Not alleged as a sale of cocaine
31476664 094

Coorparoo QLD

15 September

 -     SCOTT.P – 3.5 – G - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 3.5g
31476661 093 Alderley QLD 15 September IT – 1.5 – O - M none
31476662 090 Cleveland QLD 15 September CP – 14 – G - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g
31476660 096 West End QLD 16 September SR – 14 – G - C none Cocaine – "C"
– 14g

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 11) "19/9/ -   23/9        4"

Located at 1/16 Maxia Road Doncaster (Kitchen)

Express

Post STICKER

Last Scan

Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet

Money

figure noted

Prosecution

Contention - STEROIDS

Prosecution

Contention – COCAINE

 Notes
31476652 091 Bentley WA 23 September ES – 1 – O - M none
31476658 093 Alderley QLD 22 September IT – 2 – O – M, 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31476656 099 Moorooka QLD 22 September See line above N/A See line above
No Sticker N/A JASE – 1 – O – C -  PICK UP none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31476657 096

Coorparoo QLD

22 September

 SR – 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31476653 098 Cleveland QLD 22 September CP – 14 – G – C, 14 – G - M none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g
31476654 095 Alexandria NSW 22 September MROG – 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31476655 092 Algester QLD 22 September TK – 14 – G – C (10.5P) none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g
31455783 099 No information 26/9 – 30/9 ES – 1 – O – M, 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31455780 098 Batman VIC 28 September CM – 2g - C none Cocaine – "C"
– 2g
31455779 092 Cleveland QLD 28 September CP – 2.5 – O – M, 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31455778 095 Murrarie QLD 28 September See line above N/A See line above
31455776 091 Moorooka QLD 28 September IT – 1.5 – O – C, + 1 – O – M, 1 – O – M (WADE) none

Cocaine – "C"

– 42g
31455772 093

Albion QLD

28 September

 ET   SN – 7 – G – C 56(P)

2100  3024

1050

Cocaine – "C"

– 7g

Not alleged as a

sale of cocaine
31455773 090 Greenslopes QLD 28 September MTRAP – 7 – G – C (P) 2500
4074 		Cocaine – "C"
– 7g
31455774 097 Greenslopes QLD 28 September LD – 2 – G – C (CC) none

Cocaine – "C"

– 2g
31455782 092 Dandenong VIC 28 September -     SP – 2 STN. none Steroids – 2 vials
31455781 095 Brendale QLD 28 September -     JP – 1 DDC none Steroids – 1 vial
31455775 094

Murrarie QLD

28 September

 MB – 1GM none
31455771 096 Nambour QLD 29 September -     MG – 3 ME, 1CLN none Steroids – 4 vials

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 12) "SEP  26 -  30"

Located at 1/16 Maxia Road Doncaster (Kitchen)

Express

Post STICKER

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Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet

Money

figure noted

Prosecution

Contention - STEROIDS

Prosecution

Contention – COCAINE

 Notes
31455789 091 Alexandria NSW 30 September MR – 1 – O - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31455788 094 Algester QLD 29 September ET – 14 – G - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g

 Not alleged as a sale of cocaine
31455790 097 Batman VIC 29 September CM – 1 – G - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 1g
31455784 096

Heathwood QLD

30 September

 ED – 1CLEN, 7 – G - M none Steroids - 1 vial
31455787 097 West End QLD 4 October SR – 14 – G - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g
31455785 093

Albion QLD

30 September

 ET – SM – 14 – G - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g

Not alleged as a

sale of cocaine
31374537 094 Alderley QLD 26 October OCT 24 – 30 WF – 1 – O – C (RE) none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 13) "MON 3/10 – 7/10" (FRONT SIDE)

Located at 1/16 Maxia Road Doncaster (Linen)

Express Post STICKER

Last Scan Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet Money figure noted Prosecution Contention - STEROIDS Prosecution Contention – COCAINE
30886903 090

Algester QLD

6 October

 ET  TRENT.K  - 14 – G – C (10P) none

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g

Not alleged as a

sale of cocaine
30886901 096 Cleveland QLD 6 October CP – AC – 24 – G - M 1680 - PAID
30886902 093

Capalaba QLD

6 October

 CP – MM – 1 – O – C (P) 8K  - PAID

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
No Sticker N/A RC – 1 – O – C (PICK UP) - PAID 8K

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31455786 090 Moorooka QLD 7 October EDEN – 5 – G - C none

Cocaine – "C"

– 5g

 Not alleged as a sale of cocaine
30886910 098

Batman VIC

7 October

 KARL – 1 – G - C 400 - PAID

Cocaine – "C"

– 1g
No Sticker N/A CG – 1 – G – C (PICK UP)  ?? none

Cocaine – "C"

– 1g
MON 10/10 – 16/10
30886909 092

Algester QLD

12 October

 ET TRENT.K – 14 – G – C  (P) 2500 - PAID

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g

Not alleged as a

sale of cocaine
30886908 095 Albion QLD 11 October S.M. – 6 – G – C ( 4P ) SWAP – PAID

Cocaine  - "C"

– 6g
30886907 098

Coorparoo QLD

12 October

 S.R. – 14 – G - C 4K - PAID

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g
30886906 091 Capalaba QLD 11 October CP – 2 – G – C (BDAY PRESSIE) 350 - PAID

Cocaine – "C"

– 2g

 Not alleged as a sale of cocaine
30886905 094

Alexandria NSW

12 October

 M.ROG – 1 – O – C (25P) 9K - PAID

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
30886904 097 Cleveland QLD 12 October CP – 14 – G – C, 2VAL 4K - PAID Steroids – 2 vials Cocaine – "C"
– 14g
31523040 093

Bibra Lakes WA

14 October

 E.S. – 1 – O - C 9K

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g

53
31523038 090 Bundall QLD 14 October BJ - .5g SAMP none
31523039 097 Batman VIC 14 October C.M – 2 – G - C 800

Cocaine – "C"

– 2g

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 14) "MON 3/10 – 7/10" (BACK SIDE)

Located at 1/16 Maxia Road Doncaster (Linen)

Express Post STICKER

Last Scan Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet Money figure noted Prosecution Contention - STEROIDS Prosecution Contention – COCAINE Notes
17/10 – 23/10
31523037 093

Mansfield QLD

18 October

 SR   14 – G - C 4 K

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g
No Sticker N/A NIMA – 7 – G – C (PICK UP) 2200

Cocaine – "C"

– 7g
31523034 092 Mansfield QLD 19 October SR – 14 – G - C 4 K

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g
31523036 096

Isle of Capri QLD

19 October

 AF/ - D.C – 28 – G - C 7.3

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31523035 099 Bundall QLD 19 October AF/ - M.S – 28 – G - C 7.3 Cocaine – "C" 28g
31523033 095

Lutwyche QLD

21 October

 R.W - 1950

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 15) "OCT 24 – 28"

Located at 115/2-6 Thiele Street Doncaster (Kitchen Bench)

Express Post STICKER

Last Scan Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet Money figure noted Prosecution Contention - STEROIDS Prosecution Contention – COCAINE Notes
31374540 094

Moorooka QLD

25 October

 IT – 2 – O - C 15 K

Cocaine – "C"

– 56g
31374539 098 Alexandria QLD 25 October MR – 1 – O - C 9 K

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
31374531 092

Bundall QLD

25 October

 BJ – 20 – G - M 9K
No Sticker N/A NM – 9 – G - C $2800 - PAID

Cocaine – "C"

- 9g
30552446 098 Stafford QLD 27 October ET  R.W – 1 – O - C 7450

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g

 Not alleged as a sale of cocaine
30552447 095

Batman VIC

27 October

 C.M – 5 – G - C 1600

Cocaine – "C"

– 5g
30552448 092 Heathwood QLD 27 October MTRAP – 10.5 - C 3500

Cocaine – "C"

– 10.5g
30552449 099

Bundall QLD

28 October

 BJ – 1 – O - M $2000
30552442 090 Alderley QLD 28 October

WM – 250G – M –

1.0 - RR

14 K

$5400

$19200
30552450 095 Greenslopes QLD 28 October IT – 2 – O - C 15 K Cocaine – "C"C – 56g
30552445 091 Isle of Capri QLD 28 October AF – DL – 2 – O – C, 5 – O - M

$14600

$8000

Cocaine – "C"

– 56g
No Sticker N/A EE – 1 – O – C, 1 – O - M none

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
30552444 094 Cleveland QLD 28 October CP – 1 -O – M = $2000

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 16) "AF – MB - $7300 – OCT 24 - 28"

Located at 115/2-6 Thiele Street Doncaster (Kitchen Bench)

Express Post STICKER

Last Scan Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet Money figure noted Prosecution Contention - STEROIDS Prosecution Contention – COCAINE Notes
30552443 097

Bundall QLD

28 October

 AF – MB - $7300 OCT 24 – 28 – 1 – O - C $7300

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 17) "NOV 2  - 4"

Located at 115/2-6 Thiele Street Concaster (Kitchen Bench)

Express Post STICKER

Last Scan Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet Money figure noted Prosecution Contention - STEROIDS Prosecution Contention – COCAINE Notes
ET
30552435 092 Stafford QLD 3 November R.W – 1 – O - C 8 K

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g

 Not alleged as a sale of cocaine
30552438 093 Coorparoo QLD 3 November S.M – 7 – G - C 2100

Cocaine – "C"

– 7g
30552436 099

Albion QLD

3 November

 S.R – 1.5 – O - C 12 K

Cocaine – "C"

– 42g
30552439 090

Moorooka QLD

3 November

 I.T – 2.5 – O - C

18,750 -

PAID

Cocaine – "C"

– 70g
30552434 095 Alderley QLD 3 November W.M – 2 – O – RR, 250 G - M none
30552441 093

Bateman's Bay

NSW 4 November

 BJ – DS – 1 – O - M 1800
30552437 096 Cleveland QLD 3 November CP - .5M, .5C

1000 – M

4K - C

 Cocaine Uncertain quantity
30552440 096

Bundall QLD

3 November

 BJ – 1 – O - M 1800
31374538 091 Batman VIC 3 November CM – 3.5 – G - C 1200

Cocaine – "C"

– 3.5g
25777460 094

Alderley QLD

7 November

 WF – 500 – G - M $27.5 K
30552433 098 Burleigh QLD 4 November BW – o.5 - C $4000 Cocaine Uncertain quantity
30552432 091

Bundall QLD

4 November

 F – MC – 1 – O - C $7300

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 18) "NOV 7 – 11"

Located at 115/2-6 Thiele Street Doncaster (Kitchen Bench)

Express Post STICKER

Last Scan Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet Money figure noted Prosecution Contention - STEROIDS Prosecution Contention – COCAINE Notes
30552483 093

Alderley QLD

8 November

 WM – 1 – O - RR $5200
30552482 096 Moorooka QLD 8 November IT – 2 – O - C

$15000

PAID

Cocaine – "C"

- 56g
30552484 090

Batman QLD

8 November

 CM – 7 – G - C $2200

Cocaine – "C"

– 7g
No Sticker N/A NMA – 14 – G – C, 4 – G – C  (PICK UP) $5200

Cocaine – "C"

– 18g
24852480 095 Bibra Lakes WA 10 November EE – 2 – O – M, 1 – O – RR, 4PT, 1 – O - C $21500 Steroids – 4 vials

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
30552487 091

Bundall QLD

9 November

 BJ – 1 – O – M $2000
30552486 094 Isle of Capri QLD 14 November AF – DL – 7 – O - M $10500
30552485 097

Alexandria NSW

10 November

 MR – 14 – G - C $4500

Cocaine – "C"

– 14g
30552489 095 Heathwood QLD 9 November MMC – 7 – G – C -   NEXT WEEK $2100

Cocaine – "C"

– 7g
30552488 098

Capalaba QLD

9 November

 SC – 4PT $400 Steroids – 4 vials
30552431 094 Lutwyche QLD 10 November SF – 2 – O - M $4000
30552492 095 Cleveland QLD 10 November CP – AC – 1 – O – C, .5 - M $9000

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
No Sticker N/A MS – 2 – G – C  NEXT WEEK $700 - PAID Cocaine – "C"
– 2g
No Sticker N/A CB
30552491 098 Isle of Capri QLD 10 November AF – DL – 1 – O - M $1500
30552490 091 Burleigh QLD 10 November AF – TA – 9 – O – M – 2 – O - C

$14600 C

$15000 M

Cocaine – "C"

– 56g

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 19) "NOV 7 – 11"

Located at 115/2-6 Thiele Street Doncaster (Kitchen Table)

Express Post STICKER

Last Scan Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet Money figure noted Prosecution Contention - STEROIDS Prosecution Contention – COCAINE Notes
30552493 092

Moorooka QLD

11 November

 IT – 2 – O - C

$15000

PAID

Cocaine – "C"

– 56g
30552496 093 Alderley QLD 11 November WM – 2 – O - RR

$10,400

(struck- through)

PAID
30552494 099 Woolongong NSW 16 November EE – AC – 4 PRIMO $400 Steroids - Injections
30552495 096

Gold Coast QLD

17 November

 AF – MB – 1 – O - C $7300

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
No Sticker N/A WM – 1 – O - RR 5200 PAID
30552500 097 Alexandria NSW 16 November MROG – 14 – G - C $4500 Cocaine – "C"
– 14g
24852471 093 Stone's Corner QLD 16 November B.A – 650 – G - M 35 K
30552499 094 Stone's Corner QLD 17 November B.A – 370 – G - M 14 K

Seized A4 sheet with markings and Express Post stickers  (Sheet 20) "NOV 14 – 18"

Located at 115/2-6 Thiele Street Doncaster (Kitchen Table)

Express Post STICKER

Last Scan Location and Date

(Destination)

 Markings on Sheet Money figure noted Prosecution Contention - STEROIDS Prosecution Contention – COCAINE Notes
30552497 090

Moorooka QLD

15 November

 IT – 2 – O - PC $15000
30552498 097 Alderley QLD 15 November WM – 2 – O - RR $10900
No Sticker N/A CM – 1 – O – C  PICK UP 8 K

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
30552550 092

Alderley QLD

16 November

 WM – 250 G – M $14000, 1 – O – C - $7500

$14000 M

$7500 C

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
24852472 090 Alderley QLD 16 November WM – 1000 G – M - 50 K
30552549 096

Bundall QLD

16 November

 AF – SS - 2 – O – M - $3000
24852479 099 Isle of Capri QLD 17 November AF – DL – 500G – M $26000
30552547 092

Palmerston NT

18 November

 SK – 4 – O – M + 4 PRIMO

$8000 M

$400

PRIMO

Steroids - 4 PRIMO

injections
30552545 098 Alderley QLD 17 November WM – 5 – O - RR $25000
30552546 095 Cleveland QLD 17 November CP – AC - .5 M, .5 C $5000 Cocaine Uncertain quantity
30552544 091 Alderley QLD 17 November WM - CUBAN $14000
30552548 099 Stafford QLD 18 November SF – 1 – O - C $8000

Cocaine – "C"

– 28g
30552543 094

Burleigh QLD

18 November

 BW - .5c - $4000 Cocaine

Uncertain

quantity
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