Scott Miller made headlines in the 90s when he went on to win a bronze and silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
He continued to stay in the limelight when he married Kiwi TV personality Charlotte Dawson who was also very popular down under. The two got married in 1999 but the marriage only lasted for a year.
Miller has once again made the headlines in Australia but this time for all the wrong reasons.
The authorities were looking to bust a crime syndicate and stormed Miller’s waterfront house in Rozelle and arrested Miller and an accomplice. The authorities said they found 4 kilograms of Ice which had a street value of $2 million.
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The police also found another prohibited substance that amounted to 2 kilograms and had an estimated street value of another $1 million. The Ice was found inside 8 candles with each candle hiding 500 grams of ice. The police claimed that the ice was found inside a truck on its way to New South Wales (NSW). The quality of ice was suspected to be of a very high quality and was moulded to the insides of each candle.
The authorities claim that the Olympic swimmer was the head of the drug syndicate which was the main supplier of ice in Albury, NSW.
Australian police claimed that the drug syndicate run by Miller was very well financed and organized. They reported that regional NSW had been devastated by the influx of ice and this crime syndicate was the main player behind this increase of drugs and devastation. The authorities expect more arrests to be made in this case.
Scott Miller’s life started to fall apart soon after he became famous after his good showing in the 1996 Olympics. Miller was suspended for 60 days in 1997 after he tested positive for marijuana.
His personal life also started to fall apart and his divorce to Charlotte Dawson made headlines and put both of them under pressure. His ex-wife Dawson suffered from depression and passed away in 2014, one day after Miller’s 39th birthday.
One week prior to her death, Miller would go on television and discuss his personal troubles and the impact it had on their marriage.
At the time of this writing, Miller is yet to release any statement to the public regarding his arrest.
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