AN alleged drug trafficker and Maserati thief caught in Wangaratta is back in custody a month after he was released, a court has heard.
The 29-year-old Wodonga man was listed for a committal mention at Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, but defence counsel Chirag Patel informed the court he would be unable to appear due to being back behind bars on Wednesday.
The defendant was arrested at a Wangaratta hotel on 19 November last year along with a 29-year-old Wodonga woman, accused of trafficking four litres of 1-4 butanediol and 87 grams of methamphetamine.
The pair also allegedly stole two vehicles, including a Maserati and a Subaru, and were charged with handling of stolen goods.
The defendant was initially refused release by Magistrate Megan Casey at Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court on 21 November last year while the woman was bailed.
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The court heard the man had later been released on 6 March, only to be back in custody on 2 April in Wodonga on unrelated charges.
Magistrate Casey adjourned the committal mention at the Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court for 1 May.
