Instagrammer and former reality TV star Jordan Finlayson has been arrested as part of an alleged drug bust in Sydney, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Beauty and the Geek star Finlayson, 28, appeared in a Sydney court today (14 June) after being arrested on Thursday afternoon with her boyfriend, 30-year-old Martin Roser.
During the arrest, officers allegedly seized drugs including heroin, methylamphetamine, and gamma butyrolactone.
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The couple were arrested as part of Strike Force Petal, a major police operation in Sydney targeting inner-city drug dealing.
Both were charged with 15 offences in relation to the alleged supply of illicit drugs including two charges of supplying prohibited drugs in a commercial quantity.
According to the Daily Telegraph, Finlayson and Roser were each charged with five counts of supply prohibited drug indictable quantity and less than commercial quantity, four counts of supply prohibited drug small quantity and less than indictable quantity, two counts each of supply prohibited drug small quantity, of supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis and of supply prohibited drug commercial quantity.
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The couple were refused bail by magistrate Robert Williams. Finlayson can apply to be released from custody on bail in two weeks' time, while Roser will be remanded in custody until 6 August.
"Police have charged a man and woman following an investigation into the distribution of prohibited drugs in Sydney's inner west," New South Wales Police said in a statement.
"In December 2018, officers from Redfern Police Area Command formed Strike Force Petal to investigate the supply of prohibited drugs in the Redfern area.
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"Following investigations, police arrested a 28-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man in a vehicle on Gadigal Avenue, Waterloo about 3pm today (Thursday 13 June 2019).
"Officers seized drugs believed to be heroin, methylamphetamine, and gamma butyrolactone (GBL)."
Finlayson, who has more than 40,000 followers on Instagram, bills herself as a model, dancer and actress in her bio.
She was also previously a cheerleader for the Cronulla Sharks and West Tigers rugby teams, as well as the Sydney Kings basketball team.
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She briefly shot to fame as the runner-up in the third season of Beauty and the Geek in 2011. She dated 'geek' Lachlan Cosgrove after the show, but they eventually broke up less than a year later.
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