Marjorie Griffiths: The Bachelors star accused of being part of international drug syndicate hit with extra charge
Bachelor star Marjorie Griffiths is facing a new charge on top of the charges she was already facing for allegedly supplying 1kg of methamphetamine and 1kg of cocaine.
Police allege the reality show contestant, known for flaunting her bikini body on Instagram, is a major player in an international drug syndicate and was personally involved in handling $814,870 from the proceeds of crime.
Griffiths, 26, has now also been charged for allegedly refusing to give police her personal identification number (PIN) for an electronic device.
She has been in custody since October 21 when heavily armed police officers dramatically raided her home in Umina Beach on the NSW central coast.
The TV star was handcuffed and taken away in a police van, while her friend Molly Rosewarn, who was in the house at the time, was put into another police vehicle.
Bachelor star Marjorie Griffiths (pictured) is facing a new charge on top of the charges she was already facing for allegedly supplying 1kg of methamphetamine and 1kg of cocaine
Court documents seen by Daily Mail Australia allege the 26-year-old supplied 1kg of cocaine on March 7 and 1kg of ice three months later on June 7, both in Hornsby in Sydney’s northern suburbs.
The controversial ‘blonde beauty’ contestant who became embroiled in rows with other contestants on the Channel 10 show earlier this year will also be charged with money laundering.
The court documents allege that between February and June this year, Griffiths knowingly dealt in the proceeds of crime worth $136,100 at Randwick, $260,270 at Coogee, $302,000 at Double Bay and $116,500 at Guildford.
In a dramatic arrest, members of the NSW Raptor Squad marched through the quiet cul-de-sac where Griffiths lives just before 7am and emerged with her in handcuffs.
According to court documents, she allegedly failed to comply with an “access to digital evidence order” and was placed in the back of a waiting police van.
Griffiths, who describes herself on her professional profiles as an actor and model, was taken to Gosford police station and charged with seven offences. She has not applied for bail.
She is one of seven people charged in an alleged syndicate being investigated by NSW Police Operation Phobetor-Enyo, along with the Australian Federal Police, the NSW Crime Commission and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.
Operation Phobetor-Enyo alleges a 37-year-old man in Vietnam runs a NSW money laundering syndicate converting large amounts of cash into cryptocurrency on behalf of organized crime groups involved in the drug trade.
Police allege Griffiths (pictured getting into a police van) is a major player in an international drug syndicate and was personally involved in the handling of $814,870 from the proceeds of crime
Just before 7 a.m., Raptor Squad police marched through the quiet cul-de-sac where Marjorie Griffiths lives and arrested her
Handcuffed after a dramatic arrest by Raptor Squad police, the 26-year-old (above) was charged with knowingly dealing with $800,000 in proceeds of crime
Detectives charged 12 people and seized approximately 300kg of prohibited drugs, $2.8 million in cash and 15 firearms during Strike Force Spartan operations.
Police last weekend charged a 52-year-old Parramatta man with nine counts of knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime and one count of participating in a criminal group.
Griffiths, who faces the prospect of facing Christmas behind bars, appeared before newcastle local court on saturday october 21 after being arrested also appeared before the Downing Center Local Court in Sydney last Monday.
Her case will be heard for a bail review at the Downing Center on Wednesday before a further appearance is scheduled for December 21.
Rosewarn (left) is a former waitress, while Griffiths (right) is also a model and actor
Rosewarn and Griffiths’ TikTok videos appear to show the friends enjoying trips to festivals and the beach
Marjorie Griffiths (pictured) became embroiled in arguments with other contestants on The Bachelor
Former waitress Rosewarn was charged with possessing prohibited drugs and supplying prohibited drugs in excess of a chargeable but less than a commercial quantity.
Griffiths had previously described Rosewarn as her ‘soul sister’, and the pair enjoyed a life of partying and beach trips before they were both arrested.
In a TikTok video, Rosewarn straddles Griffiths as they dance to Yuh Im a Motha by Cardi B and Blueface in a living room with a Christmas tree in the background.
Rosewarn smiles and shows off a full back tattoo she showed off in a previous TikTok video, with Griffiths writing: “Looks hectic, fooken love it” and Rosewarn replying: “Fooken love you.”
Molly Rosewarn (pictured left) and Marjorie Griffiths (right) have a close friendship