Glamorous blonde matriarch of crime gang which sold cannabis to kids pleads guilty to being the second-in-command of drug syndicate – saying she thought it was a ‘victimless crime’ and an ‘easy way of making money’
- Alina Antal, 31, pleaded guilty to being second in command of a drugs ring
- Antal ran her syndicate with her jailed on-off lover Oliver Merza
- The gang involved 12 people including four minors when it was busted
- She has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced in court next month
A former Catholic schoolgirl turned drug lord has said she thought cannabis trafficking would be an ‘easy way of making money.’
Alina Antal, 31, pleaded guilty to being second in command of a drugs ring in western Sydney.
She wrote a grovelling letter to court which was read out at a sentencing hearing this week, saying she had thought drug dealing was a ‘victimless crime’ and she was ‘ashamed of herself.’
A former Catholic schoolgirl turned drug lord has said she thought cannabis trafficking was an ‘easy way of making money’
The gang had two bases in Cabramatta and Fairfield where they would package and store cannabis. Pictured: Police make arrests after raids
Antal ran her syndicate with her on-off lover Oliver Merza, reported the Daily Telegraph.
The 28-year-old was in charge of the ring despite being locked up in Silverwater prison.
He used a contraband mobile phone to run the operation involving 12 gang members including four minors.
The gang had two bases in Cabramatta and Fairfield where they would package and store cannabis.
During raids in 2017, investigators seized cannabis, cash, mobile phones, SIM cards, clothing and drug paraphernalia in raids of seven homes in Fairfield, Cabramatta West, Smithfield and Elizabeth Hills.
Violence and associated criminal activity, including public shootings, had led police to investigate the Fairfield area and uncovered a cannabis supply syndicate.
Antal was charged with supply prohibited drug, direct criminal group, recruit child to carry out/ assist criminal activity, knowingly deal with proceeds of crime and act with intent to pervert the course of justice.
She will be sentenced next month.
Drugs lord: Antal (pictured) ran her syndicate with her on-off lover Oliver Merza