Benjamin Carter, 30, previously of Janlor Drive, unsuccessfully applied for bail in Warrnambool Magistrates Court this week and was remanded in custody until June 18. 

Police prosecutor Senior Constable Paul Harris said officers executed a search warrant on January 16 at the home where Mr Carter and another man were living.

He said police seized glass smoking pipes, a knuckle duster, ammunition and deal bags containing remnants of drugs.

It’s alleged Mr Carter made admissions to drug trafficking. 

Warrnambool police executed another search warrant on February 18 and found a bowl containing cannabis in Mr Carter’s hand as he was trying to get out the back door. 

Eighteen items were seized in the home, including a mobile telephone which contained evidence of drug dealings. 

Other items included $535 cash, a cutting agent, four sets of scales, ammunition, deal bags, two sets of nunchukkas and a number of smoking pipes, including one which contained remnants of ice.

A phone was still active and had received more text messages requesting drugs as police carried out investigations. 

Police claimed Mr Carter was selling 0.1 gram of ice for between $80-$100, a gram for $350-$400 and cannabis for $20 a gram. 

This week police again opposed bail saying Mr Carter was an unacceptable risk of continuing to offend.

He has also been charged with involvement in a number of burglaries at building sites.

Mr Carter’s mother told magistrate John Lesser her son could live with her. She understood he had drug issues but had thought he had stopped dealing drugs.

When cross-examined by police about her son, Mr Carter’s mother said he was a grown man and she “couldn’t spank him”.

Police said Mr Carter had a prior conviction for trafficking cannabis in 2013 and he received a suspended jail sentence in court last year, which would be breached if the new charges were proven.

Magistrate John Lesser denied the bail application saying Mr Carter was still an unacceptable risk of re-offending.