Griffith University tutor Jason MacKenzie in 'Breaking Bad' drug case Griffith University tutor Jason MacKenzie is on drugs charges in a case that echoes the TV series Breaking Bad, starring actors Bryan Cranston, left, and Aaron Paul. A REAL-life Breaking Bad case involving a university tutor accused of manufacturing illegal drugs has returned to court. Griffith University PhD student Jason MacKenzie, 42, is accused of using his degree in biochemistry to manufacture and traffic dangerous drugs. Mr MacKenzie, who is on bail, didn't appear at Southport Magistrates Court on Tuesday for a brief mention. The case has been adjourned for a committal mention on September 3. Mr MacKenzie's case echoes the hit American television show Breaking Bad, which is based on a struggling high school chemistry teacher using his skills to produce and sell drugs. Police allege Mr MacKenzie, who tutors medical students, used his role at the university to source glassware and equipment to stock a lab where he manufactured illegal drugs. Mr MacKenzie is also accused of being part of a crime syndicate transporting amphetamines from interstate to be sold on the Gold Coast, as well as manufacturing drugs. Reports allege the syndicate has links to accused criminal kingpin Sadri Ahmetaj. Mr MacKenzie's co-accused Nicole Earthrowel, 37, and Sasha Pesovic, 49, have also had their cases adjourned until September 3. Ms Earthrowel did not appear but Mr Pesovic represented himself for Tuesday's mention.