Former Australia cricketer Stuart MacGill has avoided jail after being found guilty of taking part in the supply of cocaine.
The 54-year-old was given a 22-month intensive corrections order and 495 hours of community service on Friday.
MacGill pleaded not guilty but had admitted to the use of cocaine and to introducing his brother-in-law to his drug dealer, Australian broadcaster ABC reported.
Prosecutors said that the pair later made a deal for 330,000 Australian dollars (£159,000) worth of cocaine but MacGill maintained that his involvement was limited to the introduction in Sydney in April 2021.
A police investigation began after MacGill claimed he had been abducted and beaten in April 2021.
MacGill sustained minor injuries in the incident but didn’t require medical care, police said.
A group of men were arrested one month later in connection with the abduction of MacGill, who told police he had been driven to a remote site where he was assaulted and threatened at gunpoint.
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Source: BBC
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