Kellett Australia boss Troy Kellett may have been ‘pressured’ into helping the Albanian mafia import drugs before his death from a shipping container at Adelaide’s Outer Harbor docklands.
Troy Kellett dies at Adelaide shipping yard on July 9 Police investigating possible criminal links
A transport company boss who is believed to have died during a drug search at a shipping yard may have been pressured into helping the Albanian mafia.
Victorian man Troy Kellett, 43, died after falling from a stack of shipping containers at Adelaide’s Outer Harbor docklands at 12.20am on July 9.
Police believe the death was an accident, raising questions about why he was high on pot, with a source claiming he may have been looking for drugs.
Anonymous law enforcement agents have now revealed that an investigation has been launched into whether his death is linked to the Albanian mafia.
The Age detectives are investigating whether Mr Kellett was ‘hired, directed or pressured’ to assist the criminal organisation, the source, who asked not to be named, said.
The news comes after it was revealed that Mr Kellett had sold his business for $10 million before his death.
Transport business owner Troy Kellett (above) died after falling from a stack of shipping containers at Adelaide’s Harbor Docklands at 12.20am on July 9.
Police are investigating whether Mr Kellett was trying to recover drugs from the Albanian mafia when he fell from a stack of shipping containers (above).
The Albanian mafia is said to have exploited Australia’s border security to create a large cocaine market in Australia, the size of which is challenging the supply of local gangs.
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission warned Home Affairs officials about the threat from Albanian organized crime in December 2020.
It said the mafia had been able to exploit the immigration program and stressed the need to ‘make Australia less palatable’ to high-threat Albanian criminals.
The Commission found that the Albanian syndicate was adept at ‘accessing and offshoreing the exploitation of Australia’s immigration program’.
Daily Mail Australia does not suggest Mr Kellett was involved in criminal activity – only that police are investigating possible links.
Friends and family have flagged strange behavior from Mr Kellett leading up to his death, leading them to believe his ‘downfall’ was deeper.
Mr Kellett owned logistics company Kellett Australia, which he took over from his brother Corey in 2003.
A close friend said the 43-year-old father took an ‘urgent’ call to Adelaide on July 8, which he thought was strange.
‘He’s got drivers there in their teens who can run. I don’t understand why he would be there,’ she told the Adelaide Advertiser in the days after Mr Kellett’s death.
‘Why was he on a pot? And why did he climb a pot at 12:30 am?
The Albanian mafia is said to have built a large cocaine market in Australia by taking advantage of border security laws (stock image).
Mr Kellett (above) rarely drove a truck and had $10 million in his bank account less than 48 hours before his death.
‘The only conclusion I can come to is… he was hiding.’
Two people were arrested at the scene of Mr Kellett’s death.
One was charged with a firearms offense after police found an unregistered gun on his property and the other was charged with giving a false address.
The arrests are not linked to Mr Kellett’s death.
Mr. Kellett reportedly received $10 million from an unnamed buyer of his business less than 48 hours before his death.
His friend told The Advertiser that he found the timing of the deal suspicious.
‘[Troy] “I’m sorted, I’m going to stop everything, I’m going to enjoy retirement,” he said.
‘But he doesn’t have a single day of retirement.
‘Money, millions of dollars, was in his account. We don’t know why he was there [Adelaide] In the first position.’
Troy Kellett of his business Kellett Australia (above) reportedly received $10 million from an unnamed buyer less than 48 hours before his death