THE $3.6 million in dirty cash handed to casino staff by a Korean high roller, Mr Song, smelt musty and was covered in mould, suggesting it had not been stored in a bank, a court has been told.
The Courier Mail reports that the cash was vacuum sealed and casino cashier staff noted that rubber bands holding each $10,000 bundle of notes together were partially disintegrated, according to an Australian Federal Police statement tendered to the Brisbane Supreme Court.
Married father of two Mr "S", 43, has been charged with dealing with property reasonably suspected to be the proceeds of crime over $3.6 million he dealt with at the Star City casino on the Gold Coast on May 2 and 3. He intends to plead not guilty.
Song told the AFP that his boss, Gold Coast millionaire Mr "C", 41, paid for and organised his gambling trip.
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