Margie Maccoll
Marcus Les Wright appeared in Noosa Magistrate’s court on Tuesday charged with supplying and trafficking a dangerous drug, fraud and stealing.
Wright joined others in court to face charges that have been connected to a Noosa nightclub and Noosa gym.
Wright’s defence lawyer Anna Smith requested the case be adjourned, telling the magistrate that having only received the case brief, she would need a couple of months to review the sizeable file.
The case was adjourned until 18 January, 2022.
Ms Smith told the magistrate she was acting for a number of people charged in relation to the same police operation, describing them as not all co-defendants but related.
Ms Smith was also representing Loryn Tiffany Watson-Davie, Shea Daniel Bartholom Fox and Samuel Gary Johnson on Tuesday.
Watson-Davie was charged with one count of fraud. Fox was charged with possession and trafficking of a dangerous drug. Johnson was charged with trafficking of a dangerous drug.
Ms Smith said she suspected some cases would go to the High Court, given the values, particularly if they were contested.
All cases were adjourned until 18 January, as well as two further cases the court determined to hear together.
Represented by defence lawyer Alex Jones were Matthew James Long and Alexandra Chiodo.
Long has been charged with importing and exporting a dangerous drug, supplying and trafficking a dangerous drug, 28 counts of fraud, possession of tainted property and stealing. Chiodo was charged with fraud, supplying a dangerous drug and possession of tainted material.
All of the accused were given bail.
The cases relate to a 12-month Noosa CIB investigation that led police to charge 25 people with 103 charges.
