A group charged with drugs manufacturing and supply related charges in New South Wales allegedly used fake Indian driver licences to obtain Australian licences.
NSW Police in an operation on Wednesday targeted a group in Albury which included a practicing lawyer who police allege was caught red-handed counting drug money.
26-year-old Alina Yousif- a practicing solicitor in Wagga- and three others were charged on Wednesday after being arrested in raids on early Wednesday morning at their house in Albury. Two of the accused are alleged to be members of an outlaw motorcycle gang.
Ms Yousif was allegedly arrested while counting $8,000 suspected of being the proceeds of crime after allegedly supplying 55.5 grams of the drug ice. She appeared before the Albury Local Court via a video link on Thursday and applied for bail.
She is also accused of using false documents to obtain property, recklessly dealing with the proceeds of crime and taking part in a criminal group.
A police official told the court it was an “extremely strong prosecution case”, with a large amount of evidence.
“She is literally caught out red-handed, on this material, counting out the money,” Magistrate Tony Murray said. Her bail was denied.
The group is accused of using fake Indian driver licences and documents in order to get Australian licences from NSW’s Roads and Maritime Services, The Daily Advertiser reported.
Co-accused 34-year-old Clinton Roy Parkinson is accused of a number of drugs supply offences in New South Wales’ Albury region. He did not apply for bail.
Ms Yousif is due in court next on February 5 with two of her co-accused while the third will appear in court on December 18.
All four of them will remain in custody until the next court hearing.
