A man accused of helping to import MDMA from Spain to Launceston claims he had no idea what was in the suspect parcel, and that he was only trying to help "a mate".
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Toby Della Valle would not tell the court who this mate was, but prosecutors allege it was his co-accused, Shea Alex Gibbling - an assertion Dalle Valle denied.
The parcel intercepted by Australian Border Force - addressed to Shae Hastings of Upper York Street, Launceston - contained two bags of MDMA. The accused had it diverted to a Riverside address and police carried out a controlled delivery on October 5, 2017, then raided the premises finding a further three bags of MDMA.
Della Valle called Australia Post to check the progress of the parcel on September 27, October 2 and October 4. He relayed the contents of the first call to Gibbling via message, and became frustrated at Australia Post during the last call because of the length of time to deliver the package.
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Commonwealth Prosecutor Garth Stephens questioned why Della Valle took such an active interest in the parcel if it was only for "a mate", and not for Gibbling or himself.
Della Valle said he was interested because he wanted to keep this unspecified third person updated.
"I was helping out a mate," he said.
"I didn't think too much of it. I was asked to check up on it.
"I continued to call to update the person who sent me the information about the parcel."
Police found a screenshot on Della Valle's phone of a message between two people online, which included the tracking number of the parcel that contained MDMA. Prosecutors allege the two people were Della Valle and Gibbling, which Della Valle denied.
He would not say who sent the screenshot.
"I'm not willing to say who sent me those images," Della Valle said.
"It's in preference of not being forthcoming."
The trial before Justice Brian Martin continues in the Supreme Court in Launceston.