Wallabies star Karmichael Hunt has cocaine possession charges dropped due to lack of evidence - but will still face court accused of having Xanax and refusing to give fingerprints
- The Wallabies playmaker had his cocaine possession charge dropped on Friday
- His lawyer Adam Magill confirmed police prosecutors aren't pursuing the charge
- Mr Magill said the charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence
- Hunt is still accused of carrying Xanax and failing to give fingerprints to police
Cocaine possession charges have been dropped against Australian cross-code star Karmichael Hunt.
The 31-year-old's lawyer Adam Magill confirmed on Friday that police prosecutors are no longer pursuing the charge after finding insufficient evidence.
He is still accused of carrying anxiety medication Xanax and failing to give his fingerprints to police, Nine News reported.
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Cocaine possession charges have been dropped against Australian cross-code star Karmichael Hunt (pictured)
The 31-year-old's lawyer Adam Magill confirmed on Friday that police prosecutors are no longer pursuing the charge after finding insufficient evidence
The Wallabies playmaker appeared briefly in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday charged with two counts of possessing dangerous drugs and a single count of contravening a police direction.
His lawyer requested the matter be adjourned until February 19 to give him time to look over the police material.
Hunt was charged after officers allegedly found him carrying a white powder in a car park in the inner-city Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley on December 30.
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It is alleged the 31-year-old dropped a bag of the substance as police approached.
The former NRL and AFL star was 'inconsolable' after his latest arrest, that saw him stood down from all training and playing responsibilities in his current sport of rugby union.
'He is very upset, as anyone would expect, and pretty much inconsolable,' Hunt's lawyer Adam Magill told Fairfax Media following his arrest late last year.
Hunt was charged after officers allegedly found him carrying a white powder in a car park in the inner-city Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley on December 30
'He is sticking with his family. He's got concerns and his manager is taking care of him.'
It was the second time Hunt has been charged with drug-related offences after he was fined $2,500 after pleading guilty to four counts of drug possession in March 2015.
Hunt, who was playing for the Gold Coast Suns when caught in possession of the substances, was then fined a further $30,000 and suspended six weeks by the Australian Rugby Union, as he was contracted with the Queensland Reds from 2015.
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