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A northern Tasmanian man linked to the Rebels Motorcycle club has denied major drug trafficking charges.
Cornelious John Richard Gleeson appeared in the Magistrates Court in Launceston charged with five major counts of trafficking a controlled substance, and a charge each of possession and drink driving.The 62-year-old from Ravenswood denied all but the drink driving charge.
Police arrested Gleeson in August when a six month investigation culminated in a series of drug raids.
Thirteen other people connected with northern Tasmanian bikie gangs were also arrested and police seized $200,000 worth of methyl amphetamine.
Gleeson was fined for the driving offence and was disqualified for eight months.
He has been committed to stand trial in the Supreme Court on the drug charges in November.
Three other people arrested on similar charges will appear in court in mid-October.
