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TWO former police officers staged a fake drug bust during a $120,000 speed deal so that they could on-sell the drugs, a Sydney court was told today.

A witness known only as APW2 said former NSW police officer Samuel John Foster had asked him to organise the purchase of 1kg from a dealer in Enfield in southwest Sydney in September 2002.

Mr Foster, 41, and former Victorian police officer James Anthony McCabe would stage a drug bust during the deal and the men would split the drugs among themselves, APW2 told Downing Centre Local Court today.

“He (Mr Foster) said he would make it look like a drugs bust and I would be arrested,” he said.

“He would fix the paperwork for me … and let the supplier go and we would split the money.”

APW2 also told the committal hearing about another drug deal he helped organise for Mr Foster and Mr McCabe involving up to 1500 ecstasy tablets.

Mr Foster and Mr McCabe were attached to the National Crime Authority, later renamed the Australian Crime Commission, at the time of the alleged offences.

APW2 is giving evidence to a committal hearing for the pair.

Mr Foster, who is facing 16 charges, sat quietly in the dock during today’s evidence.
Mr McCabe, 36, is facing two charges.

A warrant for his arrest was issued yesterday after he failed to show up to court.

His solicitor Gordon Elliot yesterday told the court that McCabe was in Cambodia.

The hearing before Magistrate Pat O’Shane continues.