‘Negotiations’ after TV contestant allegedly gave drugs to cops
Written by admin on October 3, 2024
A former reality TV contestant who allegedly supplied large quantities of cocaine and MDMA, including to an undercover cop, is negotiating with police prosecutors, a court has been told.
Marjorie Griffiths, 28, appeared before Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday charged with a string of serious drug-related offences, including supplying a commercial quantity of drugs.
Police allege the former Bachelor star was a major player in a criminal network that supplied large quantities of drugs and laundered the illicit earnings through an international syndicate.
Just months after her stint on season 10 of The Bachelor last year, police allege Ms Griffiths sold 1kg of cocaine to an undercover police officer and 1kg of MDMA to an unknown person.
Lawyer Serae Kopra told magistrate Miranda Moody on Thursday morning she was seeking an adjournment for Ms Griffiths’ matters amid ongoing negotiations with the police prosecutor.
“The matter is not ready to proceed, unfortunately we are still waiting on material to be served by the prosecution that may lead to some outcome in case conference negotiations,” she said.
The police prosecutor told the court the office was reserving its brief of evidence “for matters that were missing”, coming almost a year after Ms Griffiths’ arrest and subsequent charging.
Ms Griffiths was woken by heavily armed specialist NSW Police officers and arrested during a dawn raid on her home in Umina Beach, on the NSW Central Coast, on October 10, 2023.
She faces four charges, including supplying a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug, not giving police access to her phone, and recklessly dealing the proceeds of a crime.
The 28-year-old appeared on Season 10 of the Bachelor when was paired with Thomas Malucelli, a 35-year-old restaurant manager, but left the show after 12 weeks.
She has not entered any pleas and will return to court next month.
