An accused drug kingpin was allegedly known by the usernames 'eventbat' and 'ownmeans' on the fake encrypted messaging app AN0M, which cops say he used to try and smuggle cocaine into the country.
Mostafa Baluch - dubbed 'Australia's Pablo Escobar' - was arrested at his Bayview home in Sydney's northern beaches in June and accused of attempting to import more than 900kg of cocaine into Australia with a street value of $270million.
The 33-year-old was granted conditional bail, but triggered an international manhunt when he allegedly cut his ankle monitoring bracelet off on October 25 in an attempt to avoid a potential life prison sentence.
His desperate apparent bid for freedom ended when he was found hiding in a grey Mercedes in a shipping container at the Queensland-NSW border on November 10.
When his matter was mentioned in Sydney's Central Local Court on Wednesday, Magistrate Robert Williams formally refused Baluch bail.
Alleged drug kingpin Mostafa Baluch (pictured being escorted from a plane at Gold Coast Airport) was on the run for 16 days before he was caught by police
The fugitive had been on the run from police when he was nabbed during a botched bid to cross the Queensland border
The case was adjourned until January 12, 2022.
Court documents seen by Daily Mail Australia say Baluch allegedly used the bizarre names 'eventbat' and 'ownmeans' to conspire with others on the encrypted messaging app.
AN0M was famously concocted by the Federal Police and the FBI to ensnare international crime syndicates until authorities revealed it was an elaborate con at the centre of a police sting.
Authorities could read every single message sent by users of the app.
After police found him lurking inside a shipping container on the Queensland border amid his botched escape attempt, Baluch was escorted back to NSW under heavy police guard.
Baluch's desperate dash for freedom ended when he was found hiding in a grey Mercedes concealed in a shipping container being transported on the back of a truck
