Wayne Carey's brother on drug charges

03/Jul/2009

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THE brother of AFL legend Wayne Carey has been arrested over the importation of chemicals which had the potential to make $20m worth of drugs.

Kevin Carey, 47, also known as Dick Carey, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court today with two Victorian men.

It is alleged Mr Carey transported the chemicals, which were hidden in metal multi-threaded rollers, from Sydney to Woodstock, north of Melbourne.

He was arrested there yesterday by Australian Federal Police agents who had tracked the 22.8kg of norephedrine hydrochloride which had arrived in Sydney from South Africa on June 25.

Mr Carey, a 38-year-old Port Melbourne man and a 44-year-old Moonee Ponds man are charged with attempting to possess a border-controlled precursor and attempting to pre-traffick a border-controlled precursor.

Police did not oppose Mr Carey being granted bail.

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