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The Australian/NZ Drug Busts Mega-Thread Part Deux
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Smoker fined at 'annual' raid
1st October 2009
A MAN'S appearance in Gympie Magistrates Court on a drug possession charge was the result of an annual raid on his home, the court heard earlier this week.
David Ross Lloyd, 44, said having to front up to court was an ongoing thing for him, because he had been smoking cannabis for 30 years.
“This is an invasion of my privacy - (officers) coming into my home,” he told the court.
“I have a few smokes to calm myself down and that makes me a bad man?
“The Tin Can Bay cops do it every year ... sometimes they find some, sometimes they don't.”
Lloyd said he had tried to give up over the years and when asked why he didn't choose to live in South Australia where the laws on cannabis were more lenient, he said it was still “pretty draconian” in the southern state.
“The reason (officers) come to my house is because I refuse to move,” Lloyd said.
The magistrate told him he would need to find another relaxant to avoid being charged the next time he was raided by police.
“I tried drinking alcohol - it just got me into more trouble,” he replied.
Lloyd, of Glorious Avenue, Cooloola Cove, was ordered to stay out of trouble for the next eight months while on a good behaviour bond.
In another matter before the court, Brendan George Jarvis, 24, was placed on a good behaviour bond for three months for possession of a pipe used for smoking an illegal substance.
The court heard Jarvis caught police officers' attention when he was walking in the middle of the road on September 3, yelling profanities at passing motorists.
He was charged with committing a public nuisance and a search of his belongings uncovered a pipe used in connection with smoking a dangerous drug.
He blamed a few drinks and an argument with his girlfriend for his behaviour, but said he was on the edge of the road, not in the middle.
Jarvis, of Nash Road, Gympie, was fined $100 for committing a public nuisance and for the possession charge he was placed on a good behaviour bond for three months with the condition he attend a one-day drug rehabilitation workshop.
The Gympie Times
1st October 2009
A MAN'S appearance in Gympie Magistrates Court on a drug possession charge was the result of an annual raid on his home, the court heard earlier this week.
David Ross Lloyd, 44, said having to front up to court was an ongoing thing for him, because he had been smoking cannabis for 30 years.
“This is an invasion of my privacy - (officers) coming into my home,” he told the court.
“I have a few smokes to calm myself down and that makes me a bad man?
“The Tin Can Bay cops do it every year ... sometimes they find some, sometimes they don't.”
Lloyd said he had tried to give up over the years and when asked why he didn't choose to live in South Australia where the laws on cannabis were more lenient, he said it was still “pretty draconian” in the southern state.
“The reason (officers) come to my house is because I refuse to move,” Lloyd said.
The magistrate told him he would need to find another relaxant to avoid being charged the next time he was raided by police.
“I tried drinking alcohol - it just got me into more trouble,” he replied.
Lloyd, of Glorious Avenue, Cooloola Cove, was ordered to stay out of trouble for the next eight months while on a good behaviour bond.
In another matter before the court, Brendan George Jarvis, 24, was placed on a good behaviour bond for three months for possession of a pipe used for smoking an illegal substance.
The court heard Jarvis caught police officers' attention when he was walking in the middle of the road on September 3, yelling profanities at passing motorists.
He was charged with committing a public nuisance and a search of his belongings uncovered a pipe used in connection with smoking a dangerous drug.
He blamed a few drinks and an argument with his girlfriend for his behaviour, but said he was on the edge of the road, not in the middle.
Jarvis, of Nash Road, Gympie, was fined $100 for committing a public nuisance and for the possession charge he was placed on a good behaviour bond for three months with the condition he attend a one-day drug rehabilitation workshop.
The Gympie Times
Couple made speed around kids
1st October 2009
USED syringes, hydrochloric acid and marijuana: in most family homes, these would be the last substances you would expect to find lying around.
But, then again, in most family homes you wouldn't expect to find a speed laboratory - like the one police allegedly uncovered in Christopher and Suzanne Evans' Biggenden house last month.
The parents of three young children yesterday appeared in the Maryborough Magistrates Court facing charges of producing and possessing highly addictive and dangerous methylamphetamines.
The court was told that during a raid on August 25 - following a tip-off - police seized 66 items from around the house including laboratory glassware, prohibited chemicals and heating and cooling sources.
Some of the toxic chemicals included caustic soda, hydrochloric acid and pseudoephedrine.
Police allege they also found three boxes of cold and flu tablets, marijuana and a syringe and needle not properly disposed of.
Magistrate John Smith was outraged and said he seriously considered refusing bail.
The only reason he did allow the pair bail, he said, was because there was no one to care for their three children, 2, 10 and 13.
“If you care about three children you wouldn't have this rubbish in your household,” he said. “A kid's life is really precious.”
Prosecutor Michael Quirk told the court evidence against the couple was “extremely strong.”
He said Suzanne Evans allegedly told officers that she produced speed because she was “sick of buying crap stuff because it made her sick”.
The couple will reappear in court next month.
Fraser Coast Chronicle
1st October 2009
USED syringes, hydrochloric acid and marijuana: in most family homes, these would be the last substances you would expect to find lying around.
But, then again, in most family homes you wouldn't expect to find a speed laboratory - like the one police allegedly uncovered in Christopher and Suzanne Evans' Biggenden house last month.
The parents of three young children yesterday appeared in the Maryborough Magistrates Court facing charges of producing and possessing highly addictive and dangerous methylamphetamines.
The court was told that during a raid on August 25 - following a tip-off - police seized 66 items from around the house including laboratory glassware, prohibited chemicals and heating and cooling sources.
Some of the toxic chemicals included caustic soda, hydrochloric acid and pseudoephedrine.
Police allege they also found three boxes of cold and flu tablets, marijuana and a syringe and needle not properly disposed of.
Magistrate John Smith was outraged and said he seriously considered refusing bail.
The only reason he did allow the pair bail, he said, was because there was no one to care for their three children, 2, 10 and 13.
“If you care about three children you wouldn't have this rubbish in your household,” he said. “A kid's life is really precious.”
Prosecutor Michael Quirk told the court evidence against the couple was “extremely strong.”
He said Suzanne Evans allegedly told officers that she produced speed because she was “sick of buying crap stuff because it made her sick”.
The couple will reappear in court next month.
Fraser Coast Chronicle
Drug charges, Yaroomba
Last updated 02/10/2009
A man has been charged in relation to the alleged discovery of MDMA tablets, amphetamines, cannabis plants, semi automatic rifles, ammunition and drug paraphernalia at an Amethyst Place address at Yaroomba.
The cache was located after a search warrant was executed on Wednesday.
A 26-year-old Narangba man is due to face the Maroochydore Magistrates Court today on one count each of trafficking in dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of anything for use in the commission of crime.
QLD Police
Last updated 02/10/2009
A man has been charged in relation to the alleged discovery of MDMA tablets, amphetamines, cannabis plants, semi automatic rifles, ammunition and drug paraphernalia at an Amethyst Place address at Yaroomba.
The cache was located after a search warrant was executed on Wednesday.
A 26-year-old Narangba man is due to face the Maroochydore Magistrates Court today on one count each of trafficking in dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of anything for use in the commission of crime.
QLD Police
Drug charges, Maroochydore
Last updated 02/10/2009
A 53-year-old man has been charged in relation to the production of drugs after an illicit drug laboratory was located at an address last night.
Police attended the Maroochydore address and upon searching the residence they allegedly located the laboratory.
The man has been charged with one count each of producing dangerous drugs, supplying dangerous drugs, possess dangerous drugs and possess items used in the commission of a crime.
He will appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court today.
QLD Police
Last updated 02/10/2009
A 53-year-old man has been charged in relation to the production of drugs after an illicit drug laboratory was located at an address last night.
Police attended the Maroochydore address and upon searching the residence they allegedly located the laboratory.
The man has been charged with one count each of producing dangerous drugs, supplying dangerous drugs, possess dangerous drugs and possess items used in the commission of a crime.
He will appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court today.
QLD Police
Drugs - Gray
Friday 02-Oct-2009 (0845 hrs CST)
Members of the Drug Enforcement Section executed a search warrant at a residence in Gray yesterday.
A search of the premises located two hydroponics growing rooms, 14 cannabis plants, 620 rounds of unsecured ammunition and evidence of interference with an electrical meter.
The 32-year-old male occupant was arrested and conveyed to the Darwin Watch House and later charged with:
Cultivate prohibited plants (cannabis) – trafficable
Possess a dangerous drug – cannabis
Interfere with an electrical meter device
Unlawful appropriation of power
Fail to meet storage requirements
Possess ammunition without a license/permit
He was bailed to appear in the Darwin Magistrate’s Court on 22 October.
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Friday 02-Oct-2009 (0845 hrs CST)
Members of the Drug Enforcement Section executed a search warrant at a residence in Gray yesterday.
A search of the premises located two hydroponics growing rooms, 14 cannabis plants, 620 rounds of unsecured ammunition and evidence of interference with an electrical meter.
The 32-year-old male occupant was arrested and conveyed to the Darwin Watch House and later charged with:
Cultivate prohibited plants (cannabis) – trafficable
Possess a dangerous drug – cannabis
Interfere with an electrical meter device
Unlawful appropriation of power
Fail to meet storage requirements
Possess ammunition without a license/permit
He was bailed to appear in the Darwin Magistrate’s Court on 22 October.
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Drugs - Jabiru
Members of the Katherine Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk, Drug Dog Operations Unit, Katherine Investigation Unit and Field Intelligence Officers yesterday executed a search warrant at a residence in Jabiru.
A search of the premises located one large clipseal bag of cannabis, 322 small clipseal bags of cannabis totalling 304 grams. Ten capsules (6.9 grams) of MDMA (Ecstasy), 14 cannabis seeds and approximately $3 000 in cash was also seized along with ammunition, a butterfly knife and a knuckleduster.
A 22-year-old man has been charged with:
Possess/supply trafficable quantity of cannabis
Fail storage requirements (ammunition)
Possess dangerous drug Schedule 2 (trafficable)
Possess prohibited weapon (x2)
He was bailed to appear in the Jabiru Court on 27 October.
“This is another great result from the on-going partnership between the federal government, FAHCSIA and the Northern Territory Police to fight the supply of illicit drugs in remote areas the NT, “said Superintendent Travis Wurst.
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Members of the Katherine Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk, Drug Dog Operations Unit, Katherine Investigation Unit and Field Intelligence Officers yesterday executed a search warrant at a residence in Jabiru.
A search of the premises located one large clipseal bag of cannabis, 322 small clipseal bags of cannabis totalling 304 grams. Ten capsules (6.9 grams) of MDMA (Ecstasy), 14 cannabis seeds and approximately $3 000 in cash was also seized along with ammunition, a butterfly knife and a knuckleduster.
A 22-year-old man has been charged with:
Possess/supply trafficable quantity of cannabis
Fail storage requirements (ammunition)
Possess dangerous drug Schedule 2 (trafficable)
Possess prohibited weapon (x2)
He was bailed to appear in the Jabiru Court on 27 October.
“This is another great result from the on-going partnership between the federal government, FAHCSIA and the Northern Territory Police to fight the supply of illicit drugs in remote areas the NT, “said Superintendent Travis Wurst.
NTFPES
Seventh man arrested over alleged cocaine syndicate
Friday, 2nd October 2009
Joint media release: Customs and Border Protection and AFP
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have arrested a seventh man in connection to an alleged cocaine syndicate that was dismantled at Sydney International Airport last month.
The 57-year-old Hillsdale man will appear in Sydney Central Local Court this afternoon.
Investigations into the cocaine syndicate began on 2 December 2007 when Customs and Border Protection officers discovered 5.7 kilograms of cocaine on board a plane at Sydney International Airport.
This consignment had a street value of approximately $1.6 million.
The AFP executed a search warrant on the man's Hillsdale residence this morning, where the man was arrested.
It will be alleged in court that the man was involved the 2007 importation, on a flight from Los Angeles to Sydney.
The man was charged today with the importation and possession of a commercial quantity of border controlled drugs as per section 307.1 of the Criminal Code 1995.
The offence carries a maximum penalty of 25 years imprisonment.
For police assistance, to report an incident or for more information at airports, call 131 AFP.
Australian Customs and Border Protection
Friday, 2nd October 2009
Joint media release: Customs and Border Protection and AFP
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have arrested a seventh man in connection to an alleged cocaine syndicate that was dismantled at Sydney International Airport last month.
The 57-year-old Hillsdale man will appear in Sydney Central Local Court this afternoon.
Investigations into the cocaine syndicate began on 2 December 2007 when Customs and Border Protection officers discovered 5.7 kilograms of cocaine on board a plane at Sydney International Airport.
This consignment had a street value of approximately $1.6 million.
The AFP executed a search warrant on the man's Hillsdale residence this morning, where the man was arrested.
It will be alleged in court that the man was involved the 2007 importation, on a flight from Los Angeles to Sydney.
The man was charged today with the importation and possession of a commercial quantity of border controlled drugs as per section 307.1 of the Criminal Code 1995.
The offence carries a maximum penalty of 25 years imprisonment.
For police assistance, to report an incident or for more information at airports, call 131 AFP.
Australian Customs and Border Protection
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Officer treated after inhaling drug lab fumes
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath
Posted 7 hours 45 minutes ago
A far north Queensland police officer had to be treated in hospital after inhaling chemical fumes at an illegal drug laboratory.
Police say they found the drug lab at a unit at Manunda in Cairns on Friday afternoon.
It is alleged police found a man crushing cold and flu tablets on entering the unit - as well as other chemicals used to make amphetamines.
Detective Inspector John Hartwell from Cairns police says the drug squad officer had to be treated with oxygen.
"It just highlights the dangers of the clandestine laboratories," he said.
"Even with trained personnel entering an area, the high risk of the chemicals posed to the police who are attending, the people who are actually manufacturing the amphetamine and those in nearby houses and units."
A man and two women have been charged and are due to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court later today.
ABC News
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath
Posted 7 hours 45 minutes ago
A far north Queensland police officer had to be treated in hospital after inhaling chemical fumes at an illegal drug laboratory.
Police say they found the drug lab at a unit at Manunda in Cairns on Friday afternoon.
It is alleged police found a man crushing cold and flu tablets on entering the unit - as well as other chemicals used to make amphetamines.
Detective Inspector John Hartwell from Cairns police says the drug squad officer had to be treated with oxygen.
"It just highlights the dangers of the clandestine laboratories," he said.
"Even with trained personnel entering an area, the high risk of the chemicals posed to the police who are attending, the people who are actually manufacturing the amphetamine and those in nearby houses and units."
A man and two women have been charged and are due to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court later today.
ABC News
Police seize Qld drug crop
Posted 4 hours 35 minutes ago
Police have discovered almost 400 marijuana plants at a property in south east Queensland.
Officers searched a rural property east of Miriam Vale in the North Burnett region this morning.
A helicopter was used to help remove the mature plants for destruction.
Police are continuing their investigations.
No charges have been laid at this stage.
ABC News
Posted 4 hours 35 minutes ago
Police have discovered almost 400 marijuana plants at a property in south east Queensland.
Officers searched a rural property east of Miriam Vale in the North Burnett region this morning.
A helicopter was used to help remove the mature plants for destruction.
Police are continuing their investigations.
No charges have been laid at this stage.
ABC News
Drug Seizure and Arrest– Howard Springs
Monday 05-Oct-2009 (1434 hrs CST)
Detectives from the Katherine Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk (SAID) a Federal Government Initiative funded by FAHCSIA to combat substance abuse in remote communities, conducted a joint operation with the Darwin based Drug Enforcement Section Detectives at the weekend.
Police arrested a 38-year-old man from Adelaide at a caravan park in Howard Springs on Sunday afternoon after he was found in possession of over $50,000 cash and 980 grams of cannabis.
Further enquiries conducted by police this morning resulted in a seizure of an additional fourteen kilograms of cannabis from an industrial premises in Yarrawonga.
Acting Superintendent Clint Sims from the Drug and Organised Crime Division said that he believed that the majority of the haul was destined for remote communities throughout the Top End of the Northern Territory.
“This should serve as a warning to those people involved in the distribution of drugs in remote communities that they will be caught.
“These drugs if sold at street level within remote communities in the Top End would have netted at least $745 000.
“Groups such as this profit from the devastating affects that substance abuse have on our community so it is excellent to see seizures like this resulting from police working together with the community to address the problem head on.”
Police say that further enquiries are continuing in regards to this matter and more arrests are anticipated.
The 38-year-old male was charged with:
Supplying a commercial quantity of a schedule 2 substance;
Possessing a commercial quantity of a schedule 2 substance; and
Possessing Tainted Property;
He was remanded in custody and is to appear in the Darwin Magistrate’s Court today.
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Monday 05-Oct-2009 (1434 hrs CST)
Detectives from the Katherine Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk (SAID) a Federal Government Initiative funded by FAHCSIA to combat substance abuse in remote communities, conducted a joint operation with the Darwin based Drug Enforcement Section Detectives at the weekend.
Police arrested a 38-year-old man from Adelaide at a caravan park in Howard Springs on Sunday afternoon after he was found in possession of over $50,000 cash and 980 grams of cannabis.
Further enquiries conducted by police this morning resulted in a seizure of an additional fourteen kilograms of cannabis from an industrial premises in Yarrawonga.
Acting Superintendent Clint Sims from the Drug and Organised Crime Division said that he believed that the majority of the haul was destined for remote communities throughout the Top End of the Northern Territory.
“This should serve as a warning to those people involved in the distribution of drugs in remote communities that they will be caught.
“These drugs if sold at street level within remote communities in the Top End would have netted at least $745 000.
“Groups such as this profit from the devastating affects that substance abuse have on our community so it is excellent to see seizures like this resulting from police working together with the community to address the problem head on.”
Police say that further enquiries are continuing in regards to this matter and more arrests are anticipated.
The 38-year-old male was charged with:
Supplying a commercial quantity of a schedule 2 substance;
Possessing a commercial quantity of a schedule 2 substance; and
Possessing Tainted Property;
He was remanded in custody and is to appear in the Darwin Magistrate’s Court today.
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Dogs sniff out drugs at Adelaide dance music festival
06 Oct 09 @ 03:44pm by Greg Barila
POLICE dogs helped to sniff out more than 50 people found to be in possession of drugs at the dance music festival Parklife at Botanic Park yesterday.
Two sniffer dogs and police foot patrols were on duty at the noon to 10pm event, which was expected to attact more than 13,000 music fans.
The sniffer dog patrols resulted in 52 people being slapped with a fine for possession of cannabis or classified as ``drug diverted’’ - which involves a counselling session for ``possession of some sort of drug or drug paraphernalia for personal use’’.
A police spokeswoman said fines for the minor possession of cannabis started at $150, plus a $30 victims of crime levy.
The spokeswoman said 10 people were also evicted from the festival, while one person was barred from the event under liquor licencing laws.
City Messenger
06 Oct 09 @ 03:44pm by Greg Barila
POLICE dogs helped to sniff out more than 50 people found to be in possession of drugs at the dance music festival Parklife at Botanic Park yesterday.
Two sniffer dogs and police foot patrols were on duty at the noon to 10pm event, which was expected to attact more than 13,000 music fans.
The sniffer dog patrols resulted in 52 people being slapped with a fine for possession of cannabis or classified as ``drug diverted’’ - which involves a counselling session for ``possession of some sort of drug or drug paraphernalia for personal use’’.
A police spokeswoman said fines for the minor possession of cannabis started at $150, plus a $30 victims of crime levy.
The spokeswoman said 10 people were also evicted from the festival, while one person was barred from the event under liquor licencing laws.
City Messenger
Adelaide River blitz nabs a couple of cannabis couriers
October 8th, 2009
TWO alleged drug dealers were caught with a stash of cannabis hidden under the seat of their car when stopped at a Territory road block yesterday.
The men, from Palmerston, were the only people nabbed breaking the law - except for a motorist found driving an unregistered vehicle - during a three-hour blitz on the Stuart Highway at Adelaide River.
Police stopped their car as it travelled south through the town at 10.50am.
Acting officer-in-charge of Adelaide River police station Sergeant Stuart Winter said they had set up the road block to conduct random breath testing.
He said they did not have a tip-off the drugs were being run through the town.
"This was completely random," he said.
Sgt Winter said when they stopped the car the 19-year-old driver appeared to be under the influence of cannabis so they searched the vehicle.
He said 100g of cannabis divided into 100 deal bags was found wrapped in a red environmentally friendly bag and five vacuum-packed bags under the driver seat.
The driver and his 24-year-old passenger were both charged with supplying a dangerous drug and possessing an instrument used for administering a drug.
The driver also faces a charge of driving under the influence of a prohibited drug.
NT News
Cannabis bust on Granite Belt
Toni Somes | 8th October 2009
A COMPREHENSIVE set of “how to” instructions helped a Stanthorpe man develop an extensive hydroponic cannabis growing system on a property at The Summit.
But the 38-year-old was busted this week when Stanthorpe police raided his operation, seizing more than 20 cannabis plants and a collection of drug-use equipment.
Stanthorpe Police senior sergeant Mark Ireland said the cannabis ranged in size from young seedlings to metre high plants.
“It is difficult to estimate the value of these plants, but they would have been worth thousands of dollars,” he said.
“This was a joint CIB and police operation and we have charged a person in relation to the raid.”
He said the man would face charges stemming from producing a dangerous drug and possession of a dangerous drug.
“He has also been charged with possession of a very detailed set of instructions on how to set up a hydroponic cannabis system,” Snr Sgt Ireland said.
Police raided the Ridge Road premises at midday on Tuesday after a tip off.
“We executed the warrant and discovered lights, chemicals, scales and other hydroponic equipment in what was obviously a well developed system,” he said.
Caught In a separate incident a 22-year-old Stanthorpe man has been charged with possession of a dangerous drug after being pulled over for a random breath test.
Police pulled over the man on Kerridges Road on Tuesday night and found four grams of cannabis as well as drug paraphernalia.
He will appear in Stanthorpe Magistrate's Court on October 20.
Warwick Daily News
Toni Somes | 8th October 2009
A COMPREHENSIVE set of “how to” instructions helped a Stanthorpe man develop an extensive hydroponic cannabis growing system on a property at The Summit.
But the 38-year-old was busted this week when Stanthorpe police raided his operation, seizing more than 20 cannabis plants and a collection of drug-use equipment.
Stanthorpe Police senior sergeant Mark Ireland said the cannabis ranged in size from young seedlings to metre high plants.
“It is difficult to estimate the value of these plants, but they would have been worth thousands of dollars,” he said.
“This was a joint CIB and police operation and we have charged a person in relation to the raid.”
He said the man would face charges stemming from producing a dangerous drug and possession of a dangerous drug.
“He has also been charged with possession of a very detailed set of instructions on how to set up a hydroponic cannabis system,” Snr Sgt Ireland said.
Police raided the Ridge Road premises at midday on Tuesday after a tip off.
“We executed the warrant and discovered lights, chemicals, scales and other hydroponic equipment in what was obviously a well developed system,” he said.
Caught In a separate incident a 22-year-old Stanthorpe man has been charged with possession of a dangerous drug after being pulled over for a random breath test.
Police pulled over the man on Kerridges Road on Tuesday night and found four grams of cannabis as well as drug paraphernalia.
He will appear in Stanthorpe Magistrate's Court on October 20.
Warwick Daily News
Friend's death turned man to drug dealing, court told
Posted Thu Oct 8, 2009 1:46pm AEDT
Launceston Supreme Court has been told that a northern Tasmanian man became a drug dealer after his friend died in a car accident.
Damien Wesley Marshall, 26, has pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking in amphetamines, after police raids on his Ravenswood home in May and July this year.
The court heard police found cannabis, prescription drugs and amphetamines worth almost $30,000.
Marshall admitted some of the drugs were for personal use, but said he also sold speed for several months.
Defence lawyer Tamara Jago told the court her client was involved in a car crash in December 2008 in which his best friend was killed.
She said the crash gave Marshall nightmares and was the catalyst for his drug use and eventual drug dealing.
He has been remanded in custody for sentencing later this month.
ABC News
Posted Thu Oct 8, 2009 1:46pm AEDT
Launceston Supreme Court has been told that a northern Tasmanian man became a drug dealer after his friend died in a car accident.
Damien Wesley Marshall, 26, has pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking in amphetamines, after police raids on his Ravenswood home in May and July this year.
The court heard police found cannabis, prescription drugs and amphetamines worth almost $30,000.
Marshall admitted some of the drugs were for personal use, but said he also sold speed for several months.
Defence lawyer Tamara Jago told the court her client was involved in a car crash in December 2008 in which his best friend was killed.
She said the crash gave Marshall nightmares and was the catalyst for his drug use and eventual drug dealing.
He has been remanded in custody for sentencing later this month.
ABC News
Malaysian woman charged with importing drugs
October 08, 2009 06:11pm
A MALAYSIAN woman faces a drug smuggling charge after allegedly concealing 19 packages of heroin inside her body, police say.
The 32-year-old was stopped by Customs and Border Protection officers at Sydney Airport on Sunday after arriving on a flight from Kuala Lumpur.
"During questioning, the woman admitted to concealing drugs internally," the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a statement.
"It will be alleged the woman was concealing 19 packages that contained a marketable quantity of what is believed to be heroin."
The packages will undergo forensic testing to determine their exact weight and purity.
The woman was charged at a bedside court hearing with importing a marketable quantity of a border controlled drug.
An AFP spokesman could not say why the woman had been admitted to hospital.
She has been remanded in custody to reappear in Sydney Central Local Court on November 25.
News.com.au
October 08, 2009 06:11pm
A MALAYSIAN woman faces a drug smuggling charge after allegedly concealing 19 packages of heroin inside her body, police say.
The 32-year-old was stopped by Customs and Border Protection officers at Sydney Airport on Sunday after arriving on a flight from Kuala Lumpur.
"During questioning, the woman admitted to concealing drugs internally," the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a statement.
"It will be alleged the woman was concealing 19 packages that contained a marketable quantity of what is believed to be heroin."
The packages will undergo forensic testing to determine their exact weight and purity.
The woman was charged at a bedside court hearing with importing a marketable quantity of a border controlled drug.
An AFP spokesman could not say why the woman had been admitted to hospital.
She has been remanded in custody to reappear in Sydney Central Local Court on November 25.
News.com.au
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