SYDNEY-BASED pharmacist, Rohan Rapyal, is set to be sentenced for his "active" role in supporting an international criminal syndicate.
The 30-year-old's initially successful pharmacy career "unravelled" as a result of spiralling debt stemming from drug addiction, The Daily Telegraph reported.
A sentencing hearing at the Downing Centre Court on Fri, was told that Raypal had entered guilty pleas to two counts of supplying commercial quantities of prohibited drugs, and attempting to possess a commercial quantity of an unlawfully imported border controlled drug.
The court was told that the pharmacist was supplying ketamine, methamphetamine, cocaine and other substances in varying quantities.
Raypal's barrister, Nicole Carroll, said the aspiring pharmacy owner had a "fall from grace" that saw him arrested for driving under the influence of drugs several times, as a result of his addiction.
"It was no doubt his undoing," Carroll said.
"He lost his employment and pharmacy qualifications.
"He became heavily involved in the supply of drugs in NSW... it caused him to no longer be a positive member of the community."
The court heard that Raypal racked up a significant debt to drug dealers, who extorted $400,000 from his family.
Raypal was arrested after detectives from the Redfern Region Enforcement Squad raided his home in Epping in Jul 2020.
Carroll told the court that Raypal was no longer dependent on drugs, but noted that he would require supervision to help him avoid relapse.
The case has been adjourned until 16 Sep.
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