A former AFL star has been jailed for more than five years after a downward spiral into drug addiction led him to become involved in an interstate trafficking scheme.
The charges include trafficking a commercial quantity of methamphetamine, cocaine and 1,4-Butanediol, and three counts of drug possession.
He had picked up a rangehood from Harvey Norman in Moorabbin and then delivered it to a Melbourne patisserie owned by his co-accused Julien Morvan’s father, with the drugs inside.
Police intercepted the package on April 20, and found two hidden parcels containing the drugs inside the rangehood.
Fisher spent 48 days in prison after he was arrested and was then bailed to a rehabilitation centre where he spent 105 days.
Judge Gerard Mullaly found there were “powerful reasons” to hand Fisher a sentence below the standard due to the lesser role he played in the plot, his significant reform and deep remorse.
“You acknowledge now you were fiercely addicted and consuming multiple drugs in an uncontrollable fashion,” Judge Mullaly said.
“You began to move in circles with others involving drugs.
“Your chaotic lifestyle came to an abrupt end when you were arrested.”
The judge handed him a maximum prison term of five years and four months.
He must spend at least three years behind bars before he will be eligible for parole.
Fisher could be heard crying as he was led out of the courtroom by custody officers.
