Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill has been charged after allegedly taking part in the supply of a large commercial quantity of cocaine.
Police arrested MacGill, who played 44 Test matches for Australia, at Chatswood police station on Tuesday.
A police source, who was not authorised to speak publicly, said that the alleged deal involved more than $300,000 worth of cocaine.
He has been granted strict conditional bail and will face Manly Local Court on October 26.
The arrest comes after an investigation into MacGill’s alleged kidnapping in April 2021 on Sydney’s lower north shore.
MacGill was allegedly taken from his home in Cremorne and driven to a property at Bringelly, more than 60 kilometres away in the city’s south-west, where three men are alleged to have assaulted him and threatened him with a firearm.
About an hour later, it is alleged MacGill was driven to the Belmore area, about 40 kilometres away, and released.
The incident was reported to police and six men were arrested over the alleged kidnapping. One man has pleaded not guilty and the others are expected to fight the charges.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
