Stuart Macgill News: Former Australia cricket team spinner Stuart MacGill has been found guilty of being involved in cocaine smuggling. However, the relief is that he has been given a clean chit from the charge of being involved in the supply of drugs on a large scale. According to Australian media reports, he stood sadly during the verdict in the court. Now he will be sentenced after 8 weeks.
Know what is the whole matter
A Sydney District Court jury acquitted 54-year-old former Australian leg-spinner Stuart McGill of being involved in a one-kilo cocaine deal worth 3,30,000 Australian dollars in April 2021. However, he was found guilty of being involved in the supply of drugs. The court was told that McGill had introduced his regular drug dealer, his close relative Marinos Sotiropoulos, to his restaurant in Sydney.
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Stuart MacGill has been acquitted of taking part in a large commercial drug supply in April 2021.
A Sydney District Court jury today said the former Australian Test cricketer knew he was taking part in a cocaine deal but was oblivious about the large scale of the exchange that… pic.twitter.com/PR0JPE8hrC
— 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) March 13, 2025
The deal would not have been possible
McGill said he had no knowledge of the cocaine deal, but prosecutors argued the deal would not have been possible without his involvement. Earlier, Stuart McGill came into the news for a strange kidnapping case. He claimed that he was kidnapped, while the two kidnappers said that McGill went with them of his own free will. Drug smuggling was also mentioned in this case.
Know how Stuart McGill has been
Stuart McGill was born in 1971 and has played ODI and Test cricket for Australia. In his career, he played 44 Test matches, taking 208 wickets in 85 innings and scoring 349 runs. In ODIs, he played 3 matches and took 6 wickets.