A smiling Buddle left the court precinct in the back of an armoured BearCat police truck, restrained with handcuffs and bound for remand.
Mark Buddle had been charged with one count of importing and another of conspiring to import a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug. Each offence carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
“He appeared like any other inmate would,” Zahr said. “Nothing out of the ordinary.” “I don’t have any information in regards to his safety.”Soon after, a smiling Buddle left the court precinct in the back of an armoured BearCat police truck, restrained with handcuffs and bound for remand. The 37-year-old had been living abroad for six years after leaving Australia for Turkey, and then northern Cyprus, in 2016.
His extradition came months after five people were arrested in connection to the importation, which was concealed in a shipment of air filters. Those five included the alleged co-ordinator of the crime syndicate, a 42-year-old Sydney man, and four Victorians.
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