Bizarre moment a suspected drug dealer, 75, eats toast and drinks coffee for breakfast as officers count thousands of dollars in cash in front of him
- Footage showed man eating toast during police raid on Palm Beach home
- The 75-year-old continued to eat his breakfast following the search on Friday
- Officers found $8,445 in cash and 1.25kg of cannabis and ammunition at house
- The elderly man will front Coolangatta Magistrates Court on September 2
An elderly suspected drug dealer has been filmed calmly eating his breakfast as police raided the home around him.
The 75-year-old man was seen eating toast and drinking coffee at a Palm Beach home, on the Gold Coast, on Friday.
Meanwhile officers raided the property and found $8,445 in cash, 1.25kg of cannabis and ammunition.
An elderly, suspected drug dealer was filmed calmly eating his breakfast as police raided his home
An officer was seen counting the money and separating the cash into bundles on the dining table.
The suspected drug dealer was calmly seated at the table with a plate of toast and mug filled with coffee set out in front of him.
The officer bundled the $50 bills and arranges them neatly into rows across the table.
Meanwhile, police in another room pulled out several bags containing an undisclosed substance.
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An officer pulled out a plastic grocery bag before unwrapping it and finding a package inside.
The man has been given a slew of charges including drug trafficking, drug supply, drug production and drug possession.
Property offences relating to criminal activity and possessing explosives in the form of ammunition charges were also brought against him.
He will front Coolangatta Magistrates Court on September 2.
The officer bundles the $50 bills and arranges them neatly into rows across the table
Meanwhile officers raided the property and found $8,445 in cash, 1.25kg of cannabis and ammunition
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