Scandal Mark Bomber Thompson Raided By Vic Police (Update pg 66: Charged with possession and trafficking)

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I was thinking the same thing and after thinking about it and checking the facts that we know of, it is possible that he was not a kingpin style drug trafficker but must involved in a minor way. The police can charge a person with drug trafficking if that person simply gives someone a valium. There are many levels of drug trafficking, but they are all called "drug trafficking"
they found enough MDMA to build a snowman. If they can pin that to him he is cooked.
 

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more like the gangsters seduced them. They treated people like cousins and mainwaring like trophies. mainwaring himself said so. Once in they didn't let you leave.
I could tell some wicked yarns here about prostitutes, ammo, pills and midweek parties. with blokes you wouldn't even think of being there. in the early days these players had a lot of coin and lots of time to do nothing.
Its like people have forgotten Didak was out partying with Huddo when they emptied a clip out a car window.

This stuff has been going on since footy was invented.
 

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Absolute grub of a man if guilty. Praying on peoples addiction.

Casts a real shadow on his involvement at geelong and especially essendon.

Who knows what happened down at essendon with him being there?
I'm coming round to the idea that Bomber and friends masterminded it all, they are the common denominator between the two clubs. Meanwhile Hird just went along with it.
 
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... unless you're doing rock-star quantities and living in expensive hotel rooms with a dozen hookers- or a hopeless, unemployable addict like Benny Boy- you're not spending millions.

Methinks Bomber invested the substantial amount of money he made from property in a substantial amount of drugs.

It really doesn't.
What, Charters and Dank don’t have bikie links? Hird wasn’t linked to either guy? Flat earth person are you?


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I'm coming round to the idea that Bomber and friends masterminded it all, they are the common denominator between the two clubs. Meanwhile Hird just went along with it.
Hird didn't care how he got success he just wanted it. Thats what it came down to. His associations with Charter show he had been down that path before.
 

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I'm coming round to the idea that Bomber and friends masterminded it all, they are the common denominator between the two clubs. Meanwhile Hird just went along with it.
Bomber was the one who brought Dank and The Weapon to Essendon.

People forget that Bomber had a lot of controll when he was at Essendon Hird was there just to coach.
 

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Honestly though Bomber must have earnt plenty of money over the years in the football industry. Why would he put his hand up to be a drug trafficker?
Half would be with the missus. Would $10k per week be a stretch in terms of a coke habit? Not sure what his media stuff would get him, $100k/year? That would cover living expenses, the rest would be drawdown on cash reserves.
 

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Not sure I follow the reasoning. How does he afford to maintain the habit?
Apologies..I meant I don't think he was dealing to make cash to buy himself pretty things. He would be dealing to make money to feed the habit..

But having said that, my point was his addiction must be that bad that he would turn to dealing fully knowing the consequences if got caught. Drug addiction makes people do things they wouldn't do sober.

Not excusing it..just merely pointing out his addiction must be significant and protracted.
 

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Scales and bags COULD be him buying large amounts (ounces) and then divvying it up into smaller bits to carry around for personal use through the day. And night, And next day, into the next night, the day after etc etc

But good luck getting a judge to buy that.
could be but like you say good luck.
with even pot the coppers want the scales. I've seen them turn places upside and leave in disgust when they can't find the scales and can only lay a pissy little possession charge.
and really why would he bother divvying up amounts. could be he is meticulous but nah...he's ******.
 

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Pretty sad turn of events. Maybe the highs aren't enough once you are outside the limelight post football so they look for an alternative.. It wouldn't surprise me if there are other ex-players on it.
 

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Half would be with the missus. Would $10k per week be a stretch in terms of a coke habit? Not sure what his media stuff would get him, $100k/year? That would cover living expenses, the rest would be drawdown on cash reserves.
$10k a week sounds about right. plus all the gear you need like Valium to come down probably adds a bit too.

Lets say had 5mill in the bank after his property deal, which was 2015. Half to the wife. His burn rate would be 500k a year just on the gear. So he'd have spent around $1m so far. Could easily have used up his cash reserves.
 
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