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The Arrest of Mostafa Baluch Reignites Bail Furore

With news that alleged drug importer Mostafa Baluch has been found and arrested, police are continuing to make comments about the original grant of bail, the latest indicating how police are “furious the magistrate allowed him out on bail”. A grant of bail is a consideration of certain risks to the community etc and are founded on a number of factors, including a person’s criminal history but importantly the strength of the police case. Police did not provide the court with the appropriate amount of evidence to satisfy a Magistrate that bail should not be granted. It was Police who failed to satisfy a court in circumstances where they, after obviously spending considerable resources in investigating Mr Baluch, could not compile a compelling enough argument. The Magistrate granted bail with extremely strict conditions, including wearing an ankle bracelet that is monitored by police 24/7. Police are alerted immediately when a bracelet is tampered with so would have been aware as soon ...

Bosscher Lawyers Represent Man Charged with Attempt to Smuggle 200kg of Cocaine

Yaacov Amsalem, a 50-year-old Israeli national, faced a Brisbane court on Tuesday following his extradition from the Philippines. Amsalem is facing charges of conspiracy to import a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug and conspiring to traffic a commercial quantity of a controlled drug and conspiracy to deal in the proceeds of crime exceeding $1 million. Read More The post Bosscher Lawyers Represent Man Charged with Attempt to Smuggle 200kg of Cocaine appeared first on Bosscher Lawyers . source https://bosscherlawyers.com/bosscher-lawyers-represent-man-charged-with-attempt-to-smuggle-200kg-of-cocaine/

Bosscher Lawyers Representing People Charged in Noosa Investigation

Matthew James Long and Alenxadra Chiodo appeared before the Noosa Magistrate’s court on Tuesday in relation to drug charges. Defence lawyer Alex Jones of Bosscher Lawyers is representing both defendants. Long is facing charges for allegedly importing and exporting a dangerous drug, supplying and trafficking a dangerous drug, 28 counts of fraud, possession of tainted property and stealing. At the same time, Chiodo is accused of fraud, possession of tainted material and supplying a dangerous drug. Along with Long and Chiodo, Marcus Les Wright and three others appeared in Noosa Magistrate’s court. The charges are connected to a 12-month Noosa CIB investigation that led police to bring to trial 25 people with a total of 103 charges. Wright faces charges for supplying and trafficking a dangerous drug, fraud and stealing, while the others are accused of fraud and possession and trafficking of a dangerous drug. Long and Chiodo were given bail, as were the rest of the accused. The case w...