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When daddy deals meth and mummy sells ecstasy: The unlikely double life of Gold Coast parents who were quietly dealing drugs to maintain their luxury lifestyle
A mother and father who appeared to be raising their children in a luxury life in a high-rise apartment had in fact been trafficking drugs including ice.
Richard Llewellyn, 42, traded in his boat dealership to instead deal methamphetamine on the streets to clubbers in Queensland's Gold Coast, while reaping the dole from the government.
His wife Rachael, 43, cared for their three young children and helped with the family business – bagging and weighing ice, it was revealed in the Supreme Court, Courier Mail Reports.
Mrs Llewellyn had also once been caught handing over 50 ecstasy pills worth $1,000 to a 'police operative'.
The father-of-three had been caught selling 52g of ice worth $23,400 along with ecstasy pills in a total sale worth $27,920 to a 'police operative'.
He also provided cannabis.
On Wednesday, Mr Llewellyn plead guilty to five drug charges, while his wife plead guilty to three charges of supplying drugs.
Mr Llewellyn admitted to selling ice between August 2013 and January 2014, and admitted he'd built a lab where he attempted to cook speed.
His barrister Colin Reid told the court Mr Llewellyn was finding it 'very difficult to forgive himself' for involving his wife.
Justice Daubney said families just like theirs were 'devastated' every day 'because of the proliferation of drugs through out community'.
Their youngest child is just 17-months-old.
The father-of-three was handed a five-year sentence with 20-months behind bars on Wednesday.
Mrs Llewellyn was handed a nine-month suspended sentence.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...Gold-Coast-parents-quietly-dealing-drugs.html
A mother and father who appeared to be raising their children in a luxury life in a high-rise apartment had in fact been trafficking drugs including ice.
Richard Llewellyn, 42, traded in his boat dealership to instead deal methamphetamine on the streets to clubbers in Queensland's Gold Coast, while reaping the dole from the government.
His wife Rachael, 43, cared for their three young children and helped with the family business – bagging and weighing ice, it was revealed in the Supreme Court, Courier Mail Reports.
Mrs Llewellyn had also once been caught handing over 50 ecstasy pills worth $1,000 to a 'police operative'.
The father-of-three had been caught selling 52g of ice worth $23,400 along with ecstasy pills in a total sale worth $27,920 to a 'police operative'.
He also provided cannabis.
On Wednesday, Mr Llewellyn plead guilty to five drug charges, while his wife plead guilty to three charges of supplying drugs.
Mr Llewellyn admitted to selling ice between August 2013 and January 2014, and admitted he'd built a lab where he attempted to cook speed.
His barrister Colin Reid told the court Mr Llewellyn was finding it 'very difficult to forgive himself' for involving his wife.
Justice Daubney said families just like theirs were 'devastated' every day 'because of the proliferation of drugs through out community'.
Their youngest child is just 17-months-old.
The father-of-three was handed a five-year sentence with 20-months behind bars on Wednesday.
Mrs Llewellyn was handed a nine-month suspended sentence.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...Gold-Coast-parents-quietly-dealing-drugs.html
