I was a dealer, says drug squad cop

[boulder]

A POLICE drug squad sergeant yesterday admitted dealing drugs.

 

Guilty plea: Malcolm Rosenes.

 

Suspended detective Malcolm Rosenes used a police informer to buy 10kg of hashish from the father of slain gangster Jason Moran and two ecstasy tablets linked to accused crime boss Tony Mokbel, a court heard.

 

The County Court was told Rosenes was on sick leave when arrested after receiving $50,000 to buy more than 15,000 ecstasy tablets from an Israeli crime syndicate.

 

Rosenes, 50, pleaded guilty to trafficking in a commercial quantity of ecstasy, two counts of conspiring to traffic in cocaine and one count each of trafficking in cocaine, cannabis resin and ecstasy and possessing ecstasy.

 

Prosecutor Damien Maguire said that in November 2000, Rosenes became the controller of an informer involved in important drug squad inquiries.

 

The informer became concerned after Rosenes began meeting him alone and unofficially and so secretly taped their dealings. He later gave the tapes to police.

 

Mr Maguire said that in late 2000 Lewis Moran offered to sell hashish to the informer, who told the drug squad and legally bought 10kg for $25,000.

 

Rosenes gave an associate, also a police informer, a sample and ordered 10kg from the informer.

 

After being told there would be no surveillance of Mr Moran's home the next day, the informer got 10kg on credit for Rosenes, who later paid for it.

 

After his arrest, Rosenes told police the drug was poor and his associate couldn't sell it.

 

Rosenes also ordered cocaine and received 28 grams, believed to have come from Mr Moran.

 

Mr Maguire said that on December 27, 2000, the informer spoke to Mr Mokbel about the availability of ecstasy and later gave Rosenes two tablets.

 

On New Year's Eve, Rosenes called the informer wanting cocaine and ecstasy and later was given six tablets.

 

In June, the informer offered Ethical Standards Department police information about Rosenes.

 

On July 2, Rosenes claimed his associate knew someone who could supply 100,000 tablets at $18 each. On July 13 the informer gave Rosenes $18,000 for 1000 tablets.

 

Rosenes gave them to him in shopping bags at the Pines shopping centre the next day.

 

On July 15, the informer gave Rosenes $32,000; Rosenes supplied 15,287 tablets that month.

 

Mr Maguire said that, strangely, the informer lent Rosenes money and that seemed to be a reason for their dealings.

 

"There is no direct evidence Mr Rosenes received money," he said.

 

Defence lawyer Stephen Shirrefs, SC, said Rosenes was on sick leave after his mental health deteriorated at the drug squad.

 

Mr Shirrefs said Rosenes was placed in an orphanage after losing his mother when aged three, and had spent his childhood in institutions.

 

He joined the force at 22 and had received four commendations.

 

The hearing, before Judge Michael McInerney, was expected to continue today.

 

Herald Sun

[WantDaChronic]

bout time a person of the BLUE GANG got done for dealing...