Corruption claims stop drug case

June 27, 2002

A HEARING of charges against an alleged Melbourne drug king-pin has been adjourned while investigations are conducted into corruption claims against Victorian drug squad detectives.

Chief Crown Prosecutor Bill Morgan-Payler, QC, today applied to adjourn the committal hearing involving millionaire businessman Antonious Mokbel, who is accused of heading a $2 billion drug syndicate.
Earlier this week Mr Morgan-Payler told the Melbourne Magistrates Court that other police investigations were under way that might affect the Mokbel case.

One serving and one former drug squad detective who worked on the Mokbel case were arrested last year over separate drug trafficking allegations and are now awaiting county court trials.

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