Accused cocaine dealer is bailed as his mum posts a $1million surety - after cops found 200kg of drugs inside a wardrobe in a dramatic drug bust
- Julian Lee was arrested during a drug bust that uncovered $65million of cocaine
- His wife Hoang Anh Le was also arrested after their home was raided by police
- Officers seized 209 packages containing 205kg of cocaine at another home
- They also found an unknown quantity of MDMA and about $200,000 cash
An accused cocaine dealer who was arrested during a dramatic multi million-dollar drug bust has been granted bail using his mother's $1million home as leverage.
Julian Lee, 39, was one of five people arrested on March 30 - including his wife Hoang Anh Le - during a series of raids in Sydney that uncovered a $65million drug syndicate.
The fitness instructor was allegedly carrying a 1.1kg brick of cocaine in his Range Rover at 4pm on James Street in Leichhardt in the city's inner west when he was pulled over by police, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Huu Quyen Andrew Do, 18 and Hieu Minh Nguyen, 21, were also arrested during a vehicle stop soon after.
The cars were searched by police, but the majority of the drugs were allegedly found in a wardrobe in Fairfield West at 5.30 that afternoon.
Julian Lee, 39, was one of five people arrested on March 30 - including his wife Hoang Anh Le - during a series of raids in Sydney that uncovered a $65million drug syndicate
The fitness instructor was allegedly carrying a 1.1kg brick of cocaine in his Range Rover at 4pm on James Street in Leichhardt in the city's inner west when he was pulled over by police (pictured: one of the men who were arrested by police)
Officers seized 209 packages containing 205kg of cocaine, an unknown quantity of MDMA and about $200,000 cash.
A 24-year-old man was arrested at the home and charged with three counts of supply prohibited drug and knowingly deal with proceeds of crime.
Lee, Do and Nguyen were charged with large commercial drug supply, but Lee's charge was downgraded to commercial drug supply by the Supreme Court on Tuesday following further investigations.
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It is alleged that the 39-year-old was 'middle management' in the supply chain.
'People high in the chain don't physically handle the cocaine,' defence lawyer Avni Djemal told the court.
He also said Lee had no criminal history prior to the arrest this year and that his involvement in the alleged syndicate was short-lived.
Officers seized 209 packages containing 205kg of cocaine (pictured) and an unknown quantity of MDMA at a home in Fairfield West
Bricks of cocaine were found in a wardrobe by police during raids at a Fairfield West home
'This man was not known, in a long-running investigation, to have ever popped up,' he said.
Lee was granted bail will stay at his mother's home in Winston Hills in western Sydney.
The property's title deed was posted as surety to guarantee the alleged drug dealer adheres to strict bail conditions.
Justice Elizabeth Fullerton ordered him to report to Castle Hill police station on a daily basis while on bail.
Police also found about $200,000 of cash at the home in Fairfield West, where a 24-year-old man was arrested
Cash seized by police during a $65million drug bust in Sydney in March, which lead to the arrest of five people
Mr Djemal assured the court he would only leave to work as a waiter at Canton House - a restaurant owned by his family in North Parramatta.
Ms Le, 39, was arrested six hours after her husband at the apartment they shared on Clarence Street in Sydney's CBD.
Police allegedly found a loaded pistol, boxes of ammunition, steroids and drugs believed to be cocaine.
She was charged with possess unauthorised pistol and four counts of possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority.
Ms Le was granted bail after her sister posted $50,000 surety on March 31.
Lee will appear in court again on June 25.
