Riverland football coach Aarod Westley faces court on drug trafficking charges
A football coach charged with 109 counts of drug trafficking remains in custody after appearing in a South Australian court.
Aarod Westley, 30, was a passenger in a car that was pulled over by police on the Old Sturt Highway on Friday morning.
A search of the car revealed 10 grams of what police alleged was methamphetamine.
Westley and the driver, a 26-year-old man from Renmark, were arrested and a further three people were arrested later that day.
The court heard the drugs allegedly found in Westley's possession were hidden in his underwear.
Westley was head coach of the Lyrup Football Club in his final season this year and took the A-grade team to a premiership.
He is also aformer coach of the Paringa Football Club, where his father is a life member.
Westley appeared in Berri Magistrates Court where his lawyer initially submitted an application for home detention bail.
He later withdrew the application because the address was the same address as a co-accused and therefore unsuitable.
Westley has been remanded in custody and the case will resume on December 22.
The four other accused, charged with several counts of drug trafficking, are scheduled to appear in court in late November and early December.
