- Stuart MacGill allegedly supplied cocaine in Sydney
- He pleaded not guilty at the Sydney Downing Center on Friday.
- Leg-spinner will face trial in November this year
Australian cricket great Stuart MacGill will go on trial later this year as he fights allegations he was involved in a large-scale cocaine deal.
MacGill faced Sydney’s Downing Center District Court on Friday, where he formally pleaded not guilty to one count of being involved in the supply of a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug for his alleged role in a cocaine deal worth $330,000. Dollars.
He will now face trial in November this year, with the hearing expected to last between five and seven days.
The cult leg spinner remains out on bail since his arrest in September last year.
According to court documents, MacGill is alleged to have been involved in the supply of one kilogram of cocaine in Neutral Bay, on Sydney’s lower north shore, between April 1 and April 14, 2021.
MacGill took 208 wickets during his 44 Test appearances for Australia during his career.
The investigation into MacGill began after he was allegedly abducted outside his Cremorne apartment in April 2021.
They allegedly took him to a property in Bringelly, in Sydney’s southwest, where they assaulted him, threatened him with a gun and demanded money.
Six men have been charged with the alleged kidnapping and have pleaded not guilty and remain before the courts.
They were due to be tried, however that process was delayed after MacGill was indicted.
Last month, MacGill’s lawyer, Thos Hodgson, told the court his client had “suffered a lot” and would defend the allegations.
MacGill has repeatedly stated that he was not involved in any crime.
“I know I haven’t done anything wrong,” he told A Current Affair in 2021.
MacGill took 208 wickets during his 44 Test appearances for Australia during his career.