Of all the charges Arian Shabanzadeh is facing, a traffic violation barely rates a mention.
But for the man who owns a modified sports car with the numberplate PAYBAK, failure to stop his motorcycle as directed by police on Sunday night has resulted in multitude of trafficking, drug and weapon charges which also netted police a more than $4 million cash haul, which they claim is the proceeds of crime.
Mr Shabanzadeh faced the Brisbane Magistrates Court again today, less than 24 hours after his first appearance.
Police with a haul of cash found in an inner-city raid. Photo: Supplied
Police announced late yesterday they had raised another property in Oxley, in Brisbane's southwest, which they allege is connected to the 32-year-old.
More drugs, weapons and cash were found at the Oxley property.
Yesterday Peter Russo represented Mr Shabanzadeh. Today, Terry O'Gorman stood for Mr Shabanzadeh.
The West End storage facility where drugs, guns and millions of dollars were found.
Looking more tired than yesterday with his dark stubble more pronounced, Mr Shabanzadeh sat calmly in the dock to hear the additional charges against him, which included possessing dangerous drugs (cannabis), producing dangerous drugs (cocaine), unlawful possession of weapons (handgun and rifle) and (not holding) authority required to possess an explosive (ammunition).
Police also allege Mr Shabanzadeh held a drivers' licence, credit card and Medicare card in a different name.
After failing to be granted bail yesterday, Mr O'Gorman told the court there was "no practical basis to look at bail today" for his client, but outside court Mr O'Gorman hinted at making an application for bail in the Supreme Court.
Unlike yesterday when friends or associates of Mr Shabanzadeh were present in the gallery, this time it was empty except for media.
Mr Shabanzadeh's next court appearance is set down for November 12.
9:31am People need to stop thinking of traffic stops as a "waste of police resources", the deputy commissioner said in an extraordinary defence of the police work which led to a multi-million dollar cash, drugs and weapons bust.
1:00am The man linked to the discovery of more than $4 million in cash and a large quantity of drugs in a Brisbane shed owned a modified sports car with the number plates "PAYBAK".
16 Oct A routine police stop of a man on a motorcycle has allegedly led to one of Brisbane's biggest drug, weapon and cash hauls, with officers finding more than $4 million hidden in a storage shed.
16 Oct Within five hours of arresting a motorcyclist on Sunday night, police were uncovering drugs, weapons and millions of dollars in cash at an inner-city storage shed.
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