February 17, 2021 / 7:04 AM / CBS/AP
Former Olympic swimmer Scott Miller was in custody on Tuesday and charged with drug trafficking after Australian police seized methamphetamine valued at 2 million Australian dollars ($1.6 million) and accused him of directing a criminal syndicate. Police arrested 45-year-old Miller and a 47-year-old man, who has not been named, on Tuesday at their Sydney homes after finding methylamphetamine concealed in eight candles in January, a police statement said.
Miller was the director of a criminal syndicate, Police Detective Superintendent John Watson alleged. Others, it will be alleged, are working under his instruction, Watson said.
The two men were allegedly distributing drugs from Sydney that were bound for regional New South Wales state.
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Former Olympic swimmer Scott Miller has been charged with directing a $2.2million ice syndicate as police storm his home
Stunning footage has emerged of police busting down the door of Olympic swimmer Scott Miller as he is charged with directing a $2.2million ice syndicate and commercial drug supply.
Police stormed the one-time athlete s apartment in Sydney s inner west just after 6am on Tuesday, scouring his Rozelle unit for evidence as Miller, 45, sat slumped on a chair, shirtless.
During the hours-long raid officers allegedly seized a kilogram of heroin worth up to $250,000, wads of $50 and $100 notes totaling $75,000, mobile phones and a white Toyota Camry.
Former Olympic swimmer Scott Miller is in custody charged with drug trafficking after Australian police seized methamphetamine valued at 2 million Australian dollars ($1.6 million) and accused him of directing a criminal syndicate