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Subscriber only A bartender and Instagram influencer was among a group monitored for months before police swooped on their alleged drug supply operation. Court documents have revealed telecommunications warrants were issued in August, September and November and police gathered physical and electronic surveillance to monitor a group accused of cocaine supply in Northern NSW and Southern Queensland, according to court documents. Mikayla Noakes, 20, who has more than 12,000 Instagram followers, has pleaded guilty to participating in a criminal group activity and two counts of taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug and drug possession. Noakes was just one of a group of people arrested in November last year in several police raids, following The Strike Force Caved investigation that involved more than 34,000 phone activations between various accused.
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Subscriber only A Gold Coast man found guilty of drug supply offences, who used his grandma s number plates on a stolen car, is awaiting his sentence. Police stated in court documents Zac Amey, 29, from Willow Vale, had an extensive criminal and traffic history in both Queensland and NSW and battled drug dependency . Police approached Amey after they saw him inside a bakery on Kennedy Drive in Tweed Heads about 5am on August 2, 2019. When spoken to, Amey admitted he had cannabis but when police frisked him they located a large ball of crystal substance around his groin area . Police also found another small amount of meth and some MDMA in his car, along with empty zip lock bags and $1590 cash.