'Significant player': Man accused of controlling drug syndicate from afar surrenders to police

A surveillance image that allegedly shows Matthew Lawrie meeting with people in relation to a failed attempt to procure $360,000 worth of cocaine. Picture supplied

A man accused of controlling a large-scale Canberra region drug syndicate from Queensland is behind bars after travelling south and surrendering himself to Queanbeyan police.

Matthew Lawrie, 27, was described as "a significant player" in the alleged criminal group, which police have linked to the Comanchero bikie gang, when he was refused bail in Queanbeyan Local Court on Monday.