Drugs and DNA found in ‘bomber’ raid
IN a locked room attached to Mark “Bomber” Thompson’s bedroom, Melbourne police allegedly found more than 130g of ecstasy and a cigarette butt with the AFL great’s DNA.
A set of scales and a shoebox containing empty deal bags were also located in the anteroom, alongside Geelong Football Club memorabilia, prosecutors allege.
But the former Essendon champion has vowed to fight trafficking allegations, with lawyers saying he had no financial need to sell drugs.
Thompson’s Port Melbourne home was raided by police in January and details of the search were revealed when he returned to Melbourne Magistrates Court yesterday.
“There’s scales. There’s deal bags. There’s handwritten notes,” magistrate Simon Zebrowski said. “It’s certainly not a case where I can say the case is weak.” In a mezzanine area of the converted warehouse, police allegedly found a magnetic lock box containing the drugs MDMA, ice, Xanax and a single LSD tab, along with Thompson’s DNA.
Handwritten notes were also found in a dining area of the home, which Thompson, 54, shared with Thomas Windsor, who has since admitted drug offences.
Thompson’s barrister Peter Matthews claims the ecstasy did not belong to his client.
Thompson will face a threeday contest hearing before a magistrate in June 2019.