Robert Trimbole  Robert Trimbole  Robert Trimbole was an
Italian-Australian businessman, alleged drug baron and organized
crime boss whose alleged involvement in the disappearance of
anti-marijuana campaigner Donald Mackay and involvement in drug
trafficking in the Griffith, New South Wales area, led to a
Royal Commission, a Coroner's inquest and an international chase
by the Australian Federal Government seeking his arrest and
capture after his escape to Ireland.  Early life  Robert
Trimbole was born on March 19, 1931 to Italian parents who
migrated from the Southern Italian region of Calabria. In 1952
Trimbole married Joan Quested in Sydney then moved to his
parents' house in Griffith, New South Wales. After several
months they moved into their own rented property and raised
their four children.  He rented a nearby garage and operated his
own panel beating and spray painting business before declaring
himself bankrupt in 1968 with debts of AUD$11,000. Shortly
after, his business was mysteriously destroyed by