PHOTO: Tegan Miller. FILE
A former Melbourne real estate agent, Tegan Miller, 29, is facing serious charges after being accused of hiding nearly $1 million worth of illicit drugs, cash, and a handgun in her apartment and a storage unit. Miller appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, where she was charged with more than a dozen offenses, including drug trafficking, following a police raid on her Plummer Street, Port Melbourne home on October 11 last year.
During the raid, police reportedly found over a kilogram of methamphetamine, approximately 130 grams of cocaine, and nearly 40 grams of MDMA, with a combined street value estimated at over $390,000. Authorities also claim they discovered an unregistered handgun and nearly $520,000 in cash. Additionally, police allege they found fraudulent licenses and several phones, which Miller refused to unlock.
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Before these allegations, Miller had worked as a real estate agent and property manager for some of Melbourne’s well-known agencies. However, Detective Senior Constable John Milne told the court that police had received “numerous bits of intelligence” suggesting Miller was involved in methamphetamine trafficking.
In early 2022, Miller was reportedly the victim of a home invasion where armed men threatened her in her apartment, an incident police believe was likely drug-related. Miller has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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During the hearing, defense lawyer Christopher Terry challenged aspects of the prosecution’s case, particularly regarding surveillance footage from the Port Melbourne storage unit where the drugs were allegedly found. The court heard that a technical fault had affected some of the surveillance cameras at the storage site just before the police raid, limiting the available footage. However, an access log indicated that Miller’s storage unit was visited four times in the two days leading up to the raid.
Terry argued that the technical fault made it impossible to determine who accessed the storage unit during those times. The court also heard that several unidentified men were seen entering and leaving the storage site in the days before the raid, but police were unable to identify them using driver’s licenses and criminal records.
Miller has been ordered to return to the County Court on September 23.
SOURCE: THE AGE