John Hopoate’s footy player son is jailed for up to three years and nine months over a major coke bust – as his gambling and alcohol addictions are revealed
- Ex-NRL player Jamil Hopoate has been jailed over the supply of 8kg of cocaine
- The son of footy bad boy John Hopoate was paid to deliver drugs across Sydney
- Jamil was paid $10k to move drugs but had no profit stake in supply, judge found
- Police had earlier found the cocaine and replaced it with an innocuous powder
- He was ordered to spend a minimum of two years and three months behind bars
Former NRL player Jamil Hopoate has been jailed after trying to deliver 8kg of cocaine through Sydney.
The former Brisbane Broncos player – who has twice been jailed previously for violent incidents – was arrested at gunpoint during a police sting in May 2021.
On Thursday, Judge Sharron Norton ordered Hopoate, 27, spend a minimum of two years and three months behind bars, dismissing arguments by his legal team that serving time in the community was more appropriate.
“I am satisfied no sentence other than one involving full-time custody would reflect the criminality encompassed in the offender’s conduct,” the judge said.
Jamil Hopoate (second from right, in blue suit and tie) was jailed for a maximum of three years and nine months on Thursday
Jamil Hopoate (right) is the son of former NRL bad boy and Manly winger John Hopoate (left)
He faces maximum jail time of three years and nine months and will be eligible for parole on July 25, 2024.
Before being escorted away by police officers, Hopoate hugged his tearful partner Shea Beathe, kissed his young daughter and said “I love you” to family members who were in court.
Jamil Hopoate, a former Brisbane…
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