Olympian, Brother on Drug Charges After Winning Appeals

Both men are in custody ahead of a retrial after appealing convictions over a bungled plot to bring about $200 million worth of cocaine into Australia.

Nathan Baggaley of Australia competes during the men's K-1 class 1,000 metre final on August 27, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre in Athens, Greece. Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

Olympic silver medallist Nathan Baggaley and his brother are accused of being in possession of drugs while behind bars.

The siblings were found guilty by a Supreme Court jury in 2021 of attempting to import a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug.