Former Olympic swimmer Scott Miller was in custody on Tuesday and charged with drug trafficking after Australian police seized $ 2 million worth of methamphetamine ($ 1.6 million) and accused him of running a criminal union. . Police arrested Miller, 45, and a 47-year-old man, who was not identified, on Tuesday in their Sydney homes after finding methyl amphetamine hidden in eight candles in January, a police statement said.
Miller was the director of a criminal syndicate, said superintendent police detective John Watson.
“Others, it will be claimed, are working under his instructions,” said Watson.
The two men were reportedly distributing drugs from Sydney to the regional state of New South Wales.
Police officers located and seized approximately one kilogram of heroin with a street value of $ 250,000, more than $ 75,000 in cash, cell phones, encrypted electronic devices and other drugs, according to the police statement,
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Police also seized a white Toyota Camry, which was reportedly used by the union to transport illegal drugs.
“This was no small operation,” said Watson. “They were well organized and well funded.”
Miller won the silver medal in the 100 meter butterfly at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. He was also a member of the Australian 4 x 100 meter medley relay team in Atlanta, which won bronze.
He also won the gold medal at the world championship in the 100 meter butterfly in Rio de Janeiro in 1995.
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