Marino Sotiropoulos at centre of former cricketer Stuart MacGill’s cocaine deal trial

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Marino Sotiropoulos has emerged as a key figure in the trial of former cricketer Stuart MacGill, who is accused of facilitating a $330,000 cocaine deal in 2021.

According to The Daily Telegraph, the court heard that MacGill introduced his partner’s brother, Sotiropoulos, to a drug dealer only known as ‘Person A’ in a meeting under his Neutral Bay restaurant, leading to an alleged drug exchange.

(L) The one of four men arrested for the alleged kidnapping of Stuart MacGill (right).

Defence barrister Thos Hodgson argued that MacGill had no knowledge of the deal and received no benefit, while prosecutors allege he facilitated the initial meeting.

Prosecutors also claim MacGill regularly purchased drugs from Person A and suggested that Sotiropoulos could supply high-quality cocaine.

The deal later spiralled out of control when Person A allegedly scammed the suppliers, prompting a search for him that resulted in MacGill being kidnapped and assaulted.

The trial before Judge Nicole Noman continues.

Source: The Daily Telegraph

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