Ex-AFL star in tears as jail sentence over drug smuggling plot handed down
A former AFL champion’s two-year criminal case has ended in tears in a Melbourne courtroom as he was led from the room by two custody officers.
The court was told the 13-year veteran of the game was arrested in 2022 after a “suspicious parcel” in Western Australia was found to contain $129,000 in cash sent by Perth man Julien Morvan, 35.Police then intercepted a second large parcel addressed to Morvan containing 996 grams of methamphetamine and 82 grams of cocaine stashed inside a kitchen range hood.
Fisher had been scheduled to face trial in early April, but pleaded guilty to all charges a week before the trial began after receiving a sentence indication from Judge Mullaly who found he served a “courier-type” role in the offending. Judge Mullaly agreed, saying his life post-sport had deteriorated quickly, with his mental heath degrading without his support network during the Covid-19 lockdowns.
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