A buck’s, a cruise and an NRL coke sting

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A MAD Monday booze cruise and a player's buck's party helped lead police to a multi-million dollar cocaine ring allegedly involving some of Australian sport's biggest stars.

Investigators allege they gathered surveillance on a booze cruise held as part of the Gold Coast Titans' traditional end of season celebrations while it is believed they also intercepted telephone conversations between players.

A player's buck's party also came under the spotlight.

Queensland Reds vice-captain Karmichael Hunt and two Gold Coast NRL players have already been charged with supplying cocaine and as many as seven other former and current Titans are in the crosshairs of investigators from the Crime and Corruption Commission and Queensland's Major and Organised Crime Squad.

At least one high-profile player is already aware he will face charges and there could be more arrests as early as Sunday when the Titans arrive back on the Glitter Strip following Saturday night's trial in Cairns.

Police will allege Hunt and Titans players Beau Falloon and Jamie Dowling were supplying cocaine in the syndicate on the Gold Coast to friends and colleagues.

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Dowling's defence lawyer Campbell MacCallum on Saturday said the young utility will be defending the charge.

Titans players will attend a series of crisis meetings with their managers, club officials and lawyers on the Gold Coast on Sunday night with some managers planning to meet their players at Gold Coast Airport on Sunday afternoon in case police are present to serve them on site.

The crisis meetings will see players told their rights, their legal options and the likely process for the next 12 months.

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At least two Titans players have discarded their phones after being warned they were under investigation.

Others are using the mobile phones of staff members to make all calls and refusing to even update their family on the cocaine crisis engulfing the club.

Shattered Titans CEO Graham Annesley said the situation would become clearer over coming days.

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"I am hoping to speak to players when they come back on Sunday," he said.

"Since yesterday morning I have heard so many different things but I cannot speculate on what may happen."

The cocaine crisis comes just weeks after former State of Origin players Jason Smith and Matt Seers were charged with trafficking the drug.

Police will allege one of the syndicate's kingpins was former Sydney Roosters rugby league player John Thomas.

Appearing under his real name of John Touma, the 49-year-old slipped quietly through Southport Magistrates Court on February 6, charged with supply and possession of cocaine.

One of the charges relates to supplying cocaine to former Roosters teammate John Tobin, a veteran of 125 first grade rugby league matches through the 70s and 80s.

Tobin has also been charged.

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Thomas played just two first grade matches for the Roosters in 1986-87.

His Mermaid Waters home was the alleged scene of more than a dozen drug deals involving former North Sydney and Wests Tigers star Matt Seers in the latter part of last year.

Police allege both were involved in the same cartel as Smith, who was arrested last month in Toowoomba where he has taken over the running of a pub since winding up his decorated playing career.

Thomas will face Southport Magistrates Court again on March 11, five days after Hunt, Falloon and Dowling face the same court.

NRL chief executive Dave Smith has already launched another crackdown on player misbehaviour, pledging to rub serious off-field offenders out of the game for long periods.

He declared: "We are not going to let a few players wreck our image and brand".

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