Wednesday 22 June 2022 07:32 AM Commonwealth Games boxer charged over alleged role in massive meth manufacture ... trends now
A pro boxer who represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 has been charged over his alleged role in a massive meth manufacturing operation.
Eleftherios 'Terry' Nickolas, 29, who lives in Sydney but travels to and from Adelaide, was arrested and charged on Tuesday by detectives who worked in Operation Ironside.
He previously finished fifth in the 69kg welterweight division at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Just two weeks ago, he was on the undercard of the blockbuster World Lightweight Championship bout between George Kambosos and Devin Haney.
Police claim Nickolas is a member of the Comancheros Motorcycle Gang and helped other members to source material used in methamphetamine production.
On Wednesday, a court heard that he is facing the possibility of further charges in Adelaide and Sydney after millions of intercepted messages from the encrypted AN0M app are analysed. He will appear in court again next week.
Operation Ironside was Australia's biggest ever organised crime bust, which led to hundreds of arrests through AN0M, a Trojan horse app the underworld was tricked into using.
Eleftherios 'Terry' Nickolas previously finished fifth in the 69kg welterweight division at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, while representing Australia
Nickolas was arrested and charged on Tuesday by detectives who worked in Operation Ironside. Operation Ironside was Australia's biggest ever organised crime bust, which led to hundreds of arrests through AN0M, a Trojan horse app the underworld was tricked into using
Of the more than 1,000 arrests worldwide, 383 were in Australia and ranged from alleged mafia bosses and senior bikies to airport workers and other insiders.
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