The accused, David John Mayne Bullen, faced seven charges related to cocaine trafficking and conspiracy, including instructing an offence for a criminal organization and historical trafficking charges.
The trial was the second for the accused, following a mistrial.
The Crown relied on evidence from "Project Mayday" and "Project Adelaide" involving police surveillance and intercepted communications.
The Defence admitted guilt for a smaller conspiracy involving the first three police agent cocaine purchases but disputed the larger conspiracy and criminal organization charges.
The court applied the Carter analysis for co-conspirator hearsay and found the accused guilty of conspiracy to traffic cocaine, trafficking cocaine, and possession for the purpose of trafficking (Counts #1, #2, #3) related to the main conspiracy and the first three police agent buys.
However, the court found the accused not guilty of directing a criminal organization (Count #4) and the historical trafficking charges (Counts #5, #6, #7), citing insufficient evidence for a criminal organization and reliability issues with the police agent's testimony for the historical charges.
