A phone tap reveals former Cairns Department of Public Prosecutions boss Roger Griffith was allegedly involved in a major drug syndicate.
A former solicitor and crown prosecutor accused of being involved in a crime syndicate allegedly helped the organisation's attempts to move into wholesale drug dealing.Roger Griffith is accused of giving crime syndicate members information on how to avoid detection by policeThe magistrate adjourned the case and is expected to deliver her decision in March
Police prosecutors allege Mr Griffith was involved in a major crime syndicate while acting as a defence barrister for known crime figures, and gave syndicate members information on how to avoid detection by police. The prosecution further alleged that the arrested syndicate member was offered $100,000 as part of the deal and that Mr Griffith was privy to the negotiation.
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