The Athens 2004 double silver medallist was arrested along with two other men, one aged 52 and the other 32, after Australian Federal Police alleged all three men were involved in a syndicate producing and manufacturing amphetamine drugs.

Baggaley pleaded not guilty to all six charges he is facing, including the importation of a commercial amount of drugs and the manufacture and supply of a "large quantity" of a prohibited drug, the maximum penalty for which is life imprisonment.

The three-time world champion was convicted of manufacturing and dealing ecstasy in 2009 and served two years of a four-year prison sentence before being released in 2011, and this latest drugs scandal is sure to further damage the reputation of the 37-year-old former Australian Athlete of the Year.

Baggaley has two Olympic silver medals and three world titles to his name from his time on the water