Former NRL player Trent Merrin charged with manufacturing illegal peptides
Police allege clandestine lab uncovered in Shell Cove; solicitor says he will plead not guilty
Former St George Illawarra Dragons player and State of Origin representative Trent Merrin has been charged with four counts of manufacturing goods for use in humans resulting in harm or injury and one count of participating in a criminal group contributing criminal activity after police raided a property in Shell Cove in July. The 37-year-old was arrested and granted police bail on Tuesday and will face Wollongong Local Court on November 24.