Aussie piggie Minister’s 2 brothers charged with drug, criminal group offences

Jerry Atrick · Post by **Jerry Atrick** » Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:26 am

The brother of NSW Police Minister and Deputy Premier Paul Toole will remain behind bars after being charged with directing a criminal drug organisation.

Joshua Toole, 38, fronted Newcastle Local Court on Thursday after being charged with eight serious offences related to supplying drugs through an illegal criminal syndicate.

The Belmont North resident was arrested on Wednesday morning during a vehicle stop as a result of an extensive police investigation into the supply of prohibited drugs throughout the Central Coast and Hunter regions.

Joshua Toole, the brother of Police Minister Paul Toole, has faced court after being charged with supplying drugs and directing a criminal drug ring.
Joshua Toole, the brother of Police Minister Paul Toole, has faced court after being charged with supplying drugs and directing a criminal drug ring.
Police conducted raids on homes in Belmont North, Nords Wharf and Wadalba, during which they allegedly located and seized $2m worth of methamphetamine.

In addition to the 2kg of meth, officers allege they uncovered $220,000 in cash, an illegal gel-blaster firearm and a number of electronic devices.

Police also arrested a 24-year-old woman, a 43-year-old man and a 42-year-old man in relation to the alleged drug supply ring. However, police claim Mr Toole was the kingpin of the multimillion-dollar drug syndicate.

Joshua Toole was arrested following an investigation into meth supply in NSW. Picture: NSW Police
Joshua Toole was arrested following an investigation into meth supply in NSW. Picture: NSW Police
The 38-year-old has been charged with supplying a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug, knowingly directing the activities of a criminal group, participating in a criminal group to contribute to criminal activity, and five counts of supplying prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis.

He did not enter pleas to the eight charges when he faced court on Thursday. The Police Minister’s brother also did not apply for bail after spending the night behind bars on remand.

Mr Toole will return to Newcastle Local Court on October 21 via audiovisual link.

His arrest unfortunately preceded his brother’s speech announcing a crackdown on organised crime across NSW.

The Belmont North resident has been charged with drug and criminal group offences. Picture: NSW Police
The Belmont North resident has been charged with drug and criminal group offences. Picture: NSW Police
Deputy Premier and Minister Police Paul Toole spoke at parliament on Wednesday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw
Deputy Premier and Minister Police Paul Toole spoke at parliament on Wednesday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw
“We’re coming after you,” the NSW Nationals leader said during the press conference on Wednesday afternoon.

Addressing his brother’s recent charges, the Police Minister said he was “devastated” by the news.

“But we are not the first family to have to deal with this and unfortunately we won’t be the last,” he said.

“No one is above the law.”

Minister Toole’s brother, Kurt, is also currently in custody on remand in relation to drug supply charges.

The 32-year-old pleaded guilty to drug supply last week in Bathurst Local Court.

Lol, top piggie has 2 of his own brothers running the family biz
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violet · Post by **violet** » Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:40 am

We can’t choose our family. The members of a family can be like completely different species.

Non story

Random Dude · Post by **Random Dude** » Sun Oct 16, 2022 11:01 am

violet wrote: ↑Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:40 am We can’t choose our family. The members of a family can be like completely different species.

Non story

It reminds me of the stories you hear from the shit parts of town where one brother joins the local gang and the other brother joins the police, or maybe the army. Both are essentially the same kind of person but the one that joined the police wasn't tough enough to be in the gang so his only other option was the police.

Jerry Atrick · Post by **Jerry Atrick** » Sun Oct 16, 2022 11:13 am

violet wrote: ↑Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:40 am We can’t choose our family. The members of a family can be like completely different species.

Non story

A non story?

Two brothers of the police minister are drug movers

It's very much a story

Random Dude · Post by **Random Dude** » Sun Oct 16, 2022 11:36 am

Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Sun Oct 16, 2022 11:13 am
violet wrote: ↑Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:40 am We can’t choose our family. The members of a family can be like completely different species.

Non story
A non story?

Two brothers of the police minister are drug movers

It's very much a story

I don't think it's fair that anyone be held accountable for what their siblings do or become. I never heard of Hitler's sister being blamed for the genocide.

Imagine parting ways with your brother when you left home 20-30 years ago, having no contact with him aside from maybe seeing him at Christmas at the parent's house ten years ago, then one day people trying to hold you accountable for what he's done, just because you're related to him.

You'd try to tell the other convicts you barely know the bastard and every family has their black sheep, if you'd known he was going to become the minister of police you'd have smothered him in his sleep when he was 4 years old but it's very unreasonable for them to blame YOU for what he is today.