sonicnature
Bluelighter
- Joined
- Dec 28, 2003
- Messages
- 3,431
Novel protests of a drug maker
From: By Heather Low Choy
September 20, 2005
WHEN police discovered what they believed to be drug manufacturing equipment in Todd Athol Jackson's car in February, Jackson had some interesting explanations.
He was going to give the PH indicator paper to his sister for her fish.
The coffee filters he had possibly bought for his mother, who had a coffee machine.
And the 110 Sudafed tablets? They were for his sinus.
Despite his initial protestations, Jackson, 34, of Moonah, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court in Hobart yesterday to four drug-related offences.
Crown Prosecutor Jackie Hartnett said Jackson was about to commence the cooking or manufacturing of methylamphetamine when he was pulled over by the police on Hobart's waterfront on February 9.
"The potential value of the methylamphetamine that could be manufactured from the chemicals and precursors that the accused had and was intending to produce for sale would be approximately over $70,000," Ms Hartnett said.
This calculation was based on there being potential for Jackson to produce 1400 "street deals" of methylamphetamine, each worth $50.
But Jackson's lawyer Jim Wilkinson disputed this figure as being too high.
Ms Hartnett said police stopped Jackson in the early hours of the morning believing he may have been a drunk driver.
Mr Wilkinson said Jackson had been using drugs heavily after his marriage broke up and his doctor said he was severely addicted. The drugs were to be for his own use.
Jackson had stopped working to care for his wife's disabled 10-year-old son but later found out his wife was seeing someone else, Mr Wilkinson said.
Jackson was remanded in custody to September 28 for sentence by Justice Shan Tennent.
From: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16658383-1244,00.html
From: By Heather Low Choy
September 20, 2005
WHEN police discovered what they believed to be drug manufacturing equipment in Todd Athol Jackson's car in February, Jackson had some interesting explanations.
He was going to give the PH indicator paper to his sister for her fish.
The coffee filters he had possibly bought for his mother, who had a coffee machine.
And the 110 Sudafed tablets? They were for his sinus.
Despite his initial protestations, Jackson, 34, of Moonah, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court in Hobart yesterday to four drug-related offences.
Crown Prosecutor Jackie Hartnett said Jackson was about to commence the cooking or manufacturing of methylamphetamine when he was pulled over by the police on Hobart's waterfront on February 9.
"The potential value of the methylamphetamine that could be manufactured from the chemicals and precursors that the accused had and was intending to produce for sale would be approximately over $70,000," Ms Hartnett said.
This calculation was based on there being potential for Jackson to produce 1400 "street deals" of methylamphetamine, each worth $50.
But Jackson's lawyer Jim Wilkinson disputed this figure as being too high.
Ms Hartnett said police stopped Jackson in the early hours of the morning believing he may have been a drunk driver.
Mr Wilkinson said Jackson had been using drugs heavily after his marriage broke up and his doctor said he was severely addicted. The drugs were to be for his own use.
Jackson had stopped working to care for his wife's disabled 10-year-old son but later found out his wife was seeing someone else, Mr Wilkinson said.
Jackson was remanded in custody to September 28 for sentence by Justice Shan Tennent.
From: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16658383-1244,00.html
