Cricketing great Stuart MacGill will stand trial later this year as he battles allegations he was involved in a large-scale cocaine deal.
MacGill faced Sydney ’s Downing Centre District Court on Friday where he formally entered a not guilty plea to one count of taking part in the supply of a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug over his alleged role in a $330,000 cocaine deal .The cult leg spinner has remained on bail since his arrest in September last year.
According to court documents, Mr MacGill is alleged to have taken part in the supply of a kilogram of cocaine at Neutral Bay, on Sydney’s lower north shore, between April 1 and April 14 in 2021. Cricketing great Stuart MacGill will stand trial later this year. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short.The investigation into Mr MacGill began after he was allegedly kidnapped from outside his Cremorne apartment in April 2021.
He was allegedly taken to a property at Bringelly in southwestern Sydney where he was assaulted, threatened with a gun and demands were made for money. Six men have been charged over the alleged kidnapping and have pleaded not guilty and remain before the courts.Last month, Mr MacGill’s solicitor Thos Hodgson said outside court his client had “suffered greatly” and he would defend the allegations.“I know I’ve done nothing wrong,” he told A Current Affair in 2021.Australian cricketer Allan Border says his life has been completely altered by a “frightening” condition that affects an estimated 150,000 Australians.
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