Trainer Charged By Police On Corruption Probe

THE Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission (GWIC) has interim-suspended a greyhound trainer for allegedly giving a greyhound alcohol to corrupt the outcome of a race.

On July 20, NSW Police arrested a 63-year-old trainer from the Central West after exercising a search warrant at a Larass Lee property.

The man was taken to Orange Police Station and charged with four offences, including using corrupt information to gamble on an event and engaging in conduct which corrupts the betting outcome of an event.

Police will allege in court the trainer gave alcohol to one of his greyhounds before a race, then wagered a successful bet on a rival greyhound, winning $4000.

Working in tandem with NSW Police, GWIC made the following statement on the matter.

“Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission inspectors and NSW police attended the property of a greyhound racing participant in the Central West of NSW on Wednesday 20 July 2022,” the statement read.

“The greyhound racing participant has been arrested and the Commission is assisting police with their inquiries. 

“The participant is currently interim-suspended, pending criminal charges. As this matter is before the courts, the Commission is unable to comment any further.”

It is understood that a police strike force investigating drug supply between Sydney and the state's central west, including detectives attached to State Crime Command's Organised Crime Squad and the NSW Crime Commission, identified the alleged fraudulent activity at a greyhound race meeting in June 2021.