An 80-year-old man accused of links to an illegal assisted dying business has sought to view police evidence alleging he trafficked whale euthanasia drugs alongside his son.

Ian George Taylor, of Ashmore, on Friday faced Southport Magistrates Court on Queensland’s Gold Coast charged with once count each of possessing and trafficking drugs.

Police allege Taylor trafficked animal euthanasia drugs on April 5, less than a week before his son, Brett Daniel Taylor, 53, allegedly helped a quadriplegic man to take his own life.

An image of the veterinary euthanasia drugs seized by police. Victorian Police also seized large amounts of the drug as part of a joint investigation into the business End of Life Services. Credit: Queensland Police Service

The Taylors and Southport woman Elaine Arc

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