Stuart MacGill, the ex-Australian spinner, was found guilty of being involved in a cocaine deal, but not of supplying a huge amount of drugs. On Thursday, a Sydney District Court jury said the 54-year-old wasn’t guilty of helping with a one-kg cocaine deal worth AUD 330,000 (about Rs 1.81 crore) back in April 2021. But, he was found guilty of taking part in supplying drugs. MacGill, who played 44 Tests for Australia, didn’t show much emotion when the verdict was read, said Australian media.
His sentencing hearing was postponed for eight weeks. The court was told that MacGill introduced his regular drug dealer to his brother-in-law, Marino Sotiropoulos, at a meeting under his restaurant on Sydney’s north shore.
He said he didn’t know about the deal, but the prosecutors said it wouldn’t have happened if he wasn’t involved.
