A Cringila man has admitted to selling cocaine to multiple buyers over a five-month period last year after police taped his mobile phone and recorded his conversations.
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Save Treneski, 34, pleaded guilty to three counts of supplying prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis in Wollongong Local Court on Wednesday.
Agreed facts tendered to court said Treneski came under the notice of Strike Force Irma in January as they investigated the sale of cocaine within the Lake Illawarra region.
Police intercepted and monitored Treneski's phone from February until his arrest in July.
Investigators said Treneski's "extensive number of calls and text messages" clearly showed the extent of his drug dealing.
In addition to making phone calls, Treneski used apps Wickr, Snapchat and WhatsApp to try and discreetly sell cocaine and avoid police detection.
Treneski supplied drugs on at least three occasions each month in the five-month period, selling more than 24 grams to multiple associates.
On February 15, a buyer was recorded talking to Treneski.
"A very good friend of mine, you've met him before, is at Wollongong Golf Club with six guys and they are thinking one each," the man said before Treneski agreed to meet up with him and provided six lots of one gram of cocaine.
A few days later a woman called Treneski and asked, "do you have any bags" to which he responded he did. Treneski asked the woman to contact him on Snapchat before they agreed to meet up and the transaction took place.
Treneski supplied an eight ball, or 3.5 grams of cocaine, to another man in March.
Later that month Treneski spoke to a buyer who said "I need four but I'll have to go get cash if that's right" and Treneski replied, "yeah too easy, too easy, four of the babies, four of the bad boys" before they met up for the sale.
In June police recorded Treneski supplying 8.54 grams of cocaine, including on June 5 when he sold two grams in exchange for $500 to a buyer.
Later that month, investigators surveilled Treneski as he met up with a buyer following a conversation.
The buyer was recorded asking, "do you have any other hun when you come back", to which Treneski replied, "I'll come past in halfer to hour".
The buyer asked, "is there a different one", with Treneski replying, "yea", "stronger".
Police watched as the drug sale unfolded.
Treneski stayed in his car and was met by the buyer, who leant into the passenger's side window before walking away.
The transaction took no longer than 10 seconds.
Investigators stopped Treneski's car and found $500 cash on the passenger's seat and found 0.54 grams of cocaine on the buyer.
Treneski was not arrested until July 27 at his home before being taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station and charged.
Treneski was granted release in Wollongong Local Court the day after and has remained on bail since.
The case was adjourned to Wollongong District Court on June 11 for a sentence date to be set.
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