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Footy legend Wayne Carey will NOT press charges over his casino white powder scandal as police close their investigation
- Western Australian police have halted their investigation into Wayne Carey
- Police investigated an incident in which Carey dropped a powder substance
- The bag of white powder fell from the football player’s jacket on a gaming table
- Back then, the Kangaroos legend was marched out of Perth’s Crown casino
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AFL legend Wayne Carey will not be charged with an incident in which he dropped a packet of white powder on a gaming table at Perth’s Crown casino.
Western Australian Police confirmed on Thursday that the investigation into the September 1 incident is now closed.
“This investigation has been completed and there is no bias towards criminal charges,” a WA police spokeswoman said.
After the bag fell from his jacket pocket, the former North Melbourne Kangaroos superstar was marched out of the casino by security and later escorted out of his hotel room.
However, the police were not called until a few days later.
Carey claimed the bag contained a crushed, legal painkiller he was taking to treat neck and shoulder injuries stemming from his AFL career.
Kangaroos great Wayne Carey (pictured with partner Jessica Paulke) maintained the substance in the bag that got him kicked out of the casino wasn’t illegal
Perth’s Crown Casino (pictured) was criticized by the Western Australia Police Commissioner for failing to immediately report Carey to officers when he was evicted from the property.
Carey’s obligations with Channel 7 were suspended pending the investigation.
Triple M radio decided not to renew Carey’s contract three days after the incident.
The 51-year-old was in Perth at the time in his role as a commentator.
Crown banned Carey from his locations for two years.
Western Australian Police Commissioner Col Blanch said the casino should have contacted the police immediately.
Commissioner Blanch said his teams had started talking on the ‘back foot’ with local radio station 6PR amid investigations.
‘We make an assessment of’ [the CCTV] but obviously we were behind from the start because we didn’t have the first complaint when it came up which would have been my preference,” he said.
“Without the substance itself, it will be very difficult to prove whether it was an illegal substance or not.”