A former Olympic swimmer who won a silver medal for Australia was arrested on Tuesday and accused of running an “ice” drug trafficking union, police said.
Scott Miller, 45, and an accomplice were arrested in police raids in two Sydney suburbs.
They were accused of allegedly supplying about AU $ 2.0 million (US $ 1.6 million) of methyl amphetamine, also known as ice, hidden in candles, they said.
The police also seized a kilo (2.2 pounds) of heroin, other drugs and money in the raids.
A spokesman described Miller as the head of a “criminal syndicate” that sold ice across the state of New South Wales, and said investigations continued and new charges were expected.
Miller won a silver medal at the 100 meter butterfly event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and a bronze medal as part of Australia’s 4×100 meter medley team.
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