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Extensive phone data to be analysed in boxer's drug trafficking case

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Jenkins, O. (2026, October 2). Extensive phone data to be analysed in boxer's drug trafficking case. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-02/rare-breed-gym-owner-ray-dimachki-phone-records/107220670

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Prosecutors are analyzing over 70,000 pages of phone data in an investigation involving Ray "Razor" Dimachki, a former boxer charged with cocaine trafficking. Dimachki had previously refused to provide passwords for his devices when questioned by police earlier this year. Additionally, fires that suspiciously destroyed Dimachki's South Melbourne gym are also under scrutiny as part of the ongoing case.

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Ray "Razor" Dimachki, a former boxer and current gym owner in South Melbourne, faces drug trafficking charges for allegedly dealing cocaine. Prosecutors have secured over 70,000 pages of phone data as part of the investigation after Dimachki refused to provide passwords to his devices when asked by police earlier this year. His gym has also recently suffered from a series of suspicious fires, adding another layer of complexity to the case. The extensive data analysis aims to uncover evidence linking Dimachki to the drug trafficking operation in Melbourne.

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Dimachki PERSON · 1× Melbourne GPE · 1× Ray "Razor" Dimachki PERSON · 1× South Melbourne GPE · 1×

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More than 70,000 pages of phone data to be analysed in alleged drug-trafficking boxer investigation In short: Prosecutors have obtained more than 70,000 pages of phone data collected as part of an investigation into a Melbourne gym owner accused of drug trafficking.

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2026-10-02 · ABC News (AU)

Extensive phone data to be analysed in boxer's drug trafficking case · assertive framing

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Prosecutors → analyse → trafficking

Court documents show former boxer Ray "Razor" Dimachki, who has been charged with trafficking cocaine, refused to release the passwords of his devices to police earlier this year. asserted

who → show → police

Mr Dimachki's South Melbourne gym was gutted by a series of suspicious fires. asserted

gym → gutte → fires