The brother of an NRL star arrested on drug charges has been granted bail due to an 'extremely weak' case that provided no basis for keeping him in custody.
arrested on drug charges has been granted bail due to an "extremely weak" case that provided no basis for keeping him in custody.Supreme Court via video-link to apply for bail on Wednesday after he was arrested in northern NSW in August along with another man.
Police said they had already removed 1.8kg of methamphetamine from the package after a shipment of drugs was detected at the border.Justice David Davies granted him bail on Wednesday. "On the information of the extent of his involvement, I would not regard that as a concern of any weight at all," Justice Davies said.
But the judge questioned if there was any evidence for the latter charge, while adding that the case for the state offence was lacking.
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