The Australian/NZ Drug Busts Mega-Thread Part Triforce

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TWO men have been charged with drug offences after Northern Beaches

TWO men have been charged with drug offences after Northern Beaches police allegedly seized 1.2kg of cannabis on Thursday night. Northern Beaches crime manager Inspector Craig Wonders said the arrests were the result of investigations as part of Operation Kantara targeting the supply of drugs on the northern beaches. He said a car was stopped in Delmar Pde, Dee Why, at 6.30pm. The car was searched and the police allegedly found 462g of cannabis under the front passenger seat. A Manly Vale man, 21, was charged with supplying cannabis. At 11.45pm police executed a search warrant at an address in The Circle at Narraweena and allegedly found 748g of cannabis, two pills believed to be ecstasy and about $8000 in cash. A Narraweena man, 28, was charged with drugs supply, possessing drugs and being in possession of money believed to have been derived from drug sales.

http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.a...police-call-for-help-over-surf-club-incident/

 

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$78m cocaine bust at Bundaberg marina

$78m cocaine bust at Bundaberg marina

Four Spanish nationals have been arrested and charged with importing 300 kilograms of cocaine into Queensland.

The Australian Federal Police says the drugs - which it says have a street value of $78 million - were found in a raid at a Bundaberg marina over the weekend.

The AFP says the seizure was part of raids in Queensland and New South Wales which busted a major drug importation network.

An AFP spokeswoman says officers seized around $2 million in cash after raids in Bundaberg, Sydney and on the Gold Coast.

She says the raids are the result of several months of surveillance.

Officers say further arrests are likely as an international investigation continues.​

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Police swoop on $500K cannabis crop

Police swoop on $500K cannabis crop

Three men have been arrested after police seized a cannabis crop worth more than $500,000 in central western New South Wales.

A police helicopter acting on information from detectives at the Orana local area command discovered the crop near Mendooran on Friday.

Officers say almost 300 plants, with an estimated street value of $592,000, were being grown at the Denmire Road property.

During a search, a number of weapons, including a semi-automatic shotgun and a sawn-off shotgun were found, along with ammunition, electronic equipment and surveillance cameras.

A 65-year-old man and a 24-year-old man have been charged with firearms offences and granted bail to face court in January.

A 69-year-old Mendooran man charged with cultivating a prohibited plant has been refused bail to appear in the Gilgandra Local Court today.​

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Police seize 300kg of cocaine and $3.5 million cash Read more: http://www.brisbaneti

An international sting has ended with the seizure of 300 kilograms of cocaine in Bundaberg and boxes of cash in Sydney worth upwards of $3.5 million.

Four Spanish nationals have been arrested and Australian Federal Police assistant commissioner Kevin Zuccato, the national manager for serious and organised crime, said police believed one of them to be ‘‘very high up’’ in an international syndicate they had investigated since February.

Mr Zuccato said the cocaine has a wholesale value of $78 million, but on the street it would sell for ‘‘much, much more’’.

Police estimated street value to be about $400 a gram, pushing the value of the 300 kilogram haul up to $120 million.

‘‘There is certainly an appetite for cocaine,’’ Mr Zuccato said,

‘‘This shows it doesn’t matter where (criminals) go, or what they do, Australian law enforcement will catch up with them.’’

After the yacht was raided, police also launched weekend raids on a Gold Coast address, where they allegedly found $290,000 in cash, and a Bondi address where they found five boxes of cash that were still being counted. The current count is at about $3.5 million.

The nine-month operation began in February, when the AFP noticed large amounts of money being moved offshore and began a money laundering investigation.

The investigation, code-named Operation Avalon, eventually brought together the AFP, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, the Queensland Police Service and authorities in Vanuatu.

In September, the ACBPS flagged a yacht called Friday Freedom, moored at Port Vila in Vanuatu and scheduled to sail to Australia. They believed the yacht had connections to a crime syndicate.

Mr Zuccato said Friday Freedom was sailed from Vanuatu to Australia by a 35-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, who arrived in Bundaberg on October 20.

In a move he called ‘‘very patient’’, the yacht sat in the marina for three weeks before their partners in Sydney and Gold Coast made a move.

‘‘An individual from Sydney received some information and decided they were ready to go,’’ Mr Zuccato said.

‘‘They had been communicating with the people on the boat, three weeks is a long time to wait.

‘‘They were very patient.’’

Last Thursday, the 38-year-old man allegedly drove from Sydney to the Gold Coast where he stayed at the residence of a 39-year-old man at Surfers Paradise.

Mr Zuccato said they drove from the Gold Coast to Bundaberg the next morning and boarded the yacht.

The pair had hired a Corolla and a Pajero and allegedly left the boat with about 100 kilograms worth of cocaine in two suitcases.

They loaded the suitcases into the cars and started to drive away.

‘‘That is when the decision was made to move in on them for security reasons,’’ Mr Zuccato said.

Police arrested the two men driving away and the two people on the Friday Freedom before they moved the yacht to a dry dock to be searched.

They allegedly found more cocaine, which had been wrapped in black tape and plastic to keep it dry and stored in the hull of the boat.

Mr Zuccato said police were interviewing the foursome and believed the 38-year-old to be a kingpin in the international crime syndicate.

‘‘This is really only the beginning of investigations,’’ he said.

Police believe the cocaine originated from South America and they are not sure where exactly where it was destined once it was taken off the yacht, but police believed it had no connection to Schoolies Week.

The cocaine will be forensically examined before being burnt in industrial incinerators.

‘‘This operation demonstrates that the AFP, with our international and domestic partners, has the capability, resources and commitment to successfully detect and dismantle the most sophisticated organised crime groups,’’ Mr Zuccato said.

‘‘The AFP seized 796 kilograms of cocaine last financial year, an increase of 103 per cent on the previous year.

‘‘As long as organised crime groups target Australia we will continue our efforts to disrupt their activities and arrest those who seek to bring harm to the Australian community.’’

The four Spanish nationals are scheduled to appear in Bundaberg Magistrates Court today to face charges relating to the import of a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/que...caine-and-35-million-cash-20111114-1neaq.html

 

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Drugs, weapons seized after shots fired

Weapons, stolen property and drugs have allegedly been seized from a Gold Coast home.

Officers were called to the Mount Nathan home about 5pm yesterday on reports of shots fired, police say.

They allegedly found weapons, stolen property, drugs and drug-related property during a search of the home.
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A 29-year-old man has been charged with two counts of unlawfully possessing weapons.

A 31-year-old woman has been charged with two counts of possessing dangerous drugs, and one count each of stealing, receiving tainted property, possessing drug utensils and possessing property suspected of having being acquired for the purpose of committing a drug offence.

They are both due to appear in Southport Magistrates Court today.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/que...shots-fired-20111114-1negh.html#ixzz1de7jsRt3

 

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Drug dealer's appeal centres on disgraced investigator

AS THE former senior Crime Commission investigator Mark Standen is in prison awaiting his sentence, one of the men he helped put behind bars is using Standen's fall from grace to throw doubt on his own conviction.

Gilbert Gedeon was convicted in 2009 of supplying more than two kilograms of cocaine after being caught in a controversial operation involving an informer known only as ''Tom'', later ruled invalid by the High Court.

His appeal, which is expected to be heard by the full bench of the Court of Criminal Appeal next year, will question the credibility of Standen, who gave evidence at Gedeon's trial but has since been convicted of involvement in a drug conspiracy and perverting the course of justice.
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Gedeon's lawyers argue their client's offence was only made possible by the illegal operation of the NSW Crime Commission and NSW Police which led to Gedeon's arrest.

''It is clear that, had Mr Standen complied with Commonwealth law, the offence could not have been committed and the evidence could not have been obtained,'' the lawyers say in their submission.

The lawyers are also arguing District Court judge Robyn Tupman made several mistakes during Gedeon's trial in her rulings on the operation which allowed seven kilograms of cocaine to be released onto the streets of which only one kilogram was recovered.

They are also saying the judge should not have prevented Gedeon's lawyers from questioning Standen about his charges and credibility, and that she should have adjourned the trial until after Standen's case.

Standen, who was convicted in August, is due to face a sentencing hearing today. Since his arrest in June 2008, some have raised questions about the cases Standen has been involved in.

While another man caught up in the operation has unsuccessfully appealed against his conviction, Gedeon's lawyers say his case is different.

The case involving Gedeon started in late 2004 when Tom came to the NSW Crime Commission, asked for Standen and said he had information about a cocaine syndicate which he was willing to trade.

Gedeon was arrested after he bought the drug from Tom in two transactions in February and March 2005 and was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison.

Standen gave evidence against him in late 2009 wearing prison greens, and said he considered the operation ''slightly tricky'' and ''adventurous'' but thought the operation was legal.

Gedeon's barrister, Peter Hamill, SC, argues that Standen's credibility is an important factor when deciding whether he acted in good faith. Standen was accused of lying during his trial earlier this year.

But Judge Tupman ruled there was a ''reasonable excuse'' for Standen and his colleagues handling the cocaine and found that the evidence obtained from it was admissible.

She also ruled the risk to the community was ''not high'', even though the High Court had criticised the ''conduct likely to seriously endanger the health or safety'' of the community.

Mr Hamill's submission says: ''A conviction secured by the admission of evidence gathered … is a conviction obtained at too high a price.

''[Judge Tupman] applied the wrong test, unnecessarily excluded relevant evidence … took into account irrelevant evidence and … arrived at a conclusion which was unreasonable.''

Gedeon's lawyers are asking the court to order a retrial, or at least reduce his sentence.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/drug-deal...nvestigator-20111113-1ndue.html#ixzz1deBlyIlP

 

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Four Spanish nationals arrested for record 300kg cocaine bust - 14 November 2011

Four Spanish nationals arrested for record 300kg cocaine bust - 14 November 2011

Australian law enforcement agencies have dealt a significant blow to an international organised crime syndicate, arresting four Spanish nationals and seizing 300 kilograms of cocaine from a yacht in Bundaberg, Queensland over the weekend.

Authorities also seized more than $3 million in cash during related search warrants carried out in Bundaberg, Sydney and the Gold Coast.

The investigation involved collaboration between the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, Queensland Police Service and assistance from authorities in Vanuatu.

It is believed to be the fifth largest cocaine seizure in Australian history, with the confiscated drugs carrying an estimated value of up to $78 million. It is also the second significant cocaine seizure on a yacht in just over 12 months.

The AFP commenced an investigation, code-named Operation Avalon, early this year based on intelligence regarding an international organised crime syndicate suspected to be involved in money laundering and planning a substantial importation of cocaine into Australia.

In September, Customs and Border Protection through their risk identification assessment processes identified a yacht in September at Port Vila, Vanuatu, with suspected links to the organised crime syndicate and scheduled to travel to Australia.

The yacht, named Friday Freedom, left Vanuatu on 14 October, 2011.

Customs and Border Protection coordinated offshore surveillance of the vessel through the deployment of significant marine and aviation assets. The operation also involved significant assistance from authorities in Vanuatu.

The yacht was crewed by two Spanish nationals, a 35-year-old man and 37-year-old woman. It arrived off the coast of Bundaberg on the evening of Thursday, October 20, 2011.

Police will allege that two other Spanish nationals - a 38-year-old man who resides in Sydney and 39-year-old man who resides on the Gold Coast - travelled from the Gold Coast to Bundaberg on Friday 11 November to meet the boat.

Police arrested the alleged offenders on 11 November when an exchange of approximately 100 kilograms of cocaine took place at the Bundaberg Port.

The four Spanish nationals are scheduled to appear in Bundaberg Magistrates Court today, to face charges relating to the import of a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug. The maximum penalty for this offence is life imprisonment.

Investigations are ongoing and police have not ruled out further arrests.

The drugs were secreted within the hull of the yacht. AFP National Manager for Serious and Organised Crime Kevin Zuccato said it was a highly sophisticated concealment. It was clear the syndicate had demonstrated an understanding of law enforcement methodology and had gone to considerable effort to escape detection.

“This operation demonstrates that the AFP, with our international and domestic partners, has the capability, resources and commitment to successfully detect and dismantle the most sophisticated organised crime groups,” Assistant Commissioner Zuccato said.

“The AFP seized 796 kilograms of cocaine last financial year, an increase of 103 per cent on the previous year.

“As long as organised crime groups target Australia we will continue our efforts to disrupt their activities and arrest those who seek to bring harm to the Australian community.”

Customs and Border Protection National Manager Enforcement Operations, Kaylene Zakharoff, congratulated the officers on the success of such an extensive joint response.

“This Operation highlights the importance of working collaboratively with other agencies at the border to dismantle organised crime syndicates,” Ms Zakharoff said.

“Customs and Border Protection is determined to combat the threat that serious and organised crime poses to the Australian community.”​

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Meth lab found at Queens Park

Meth lab found at Queens Park

Police are investigating the discovery of a suspected methamphetamine lab at a caravan park in Queens Park.

Police raided the park a short time ago after detaining a man at a nearby business premises on Welshpool Road.

It is understood the man was involved in a shooting incident last night.

Officers are awaiting the arrival of a specialist team to assess the lab.​

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Police seize car crash drugs

Police seize car crash drugs

Police say they have seized a large cache of drugs at an accident scene near Dongara.

They say a male driver crashed his car on Saturday night, sustaining serious injuries and was flown to Royal Perth Hospital.

It is alleged that when police arrived at the scene they discovered 480 grams of cannabis, 79 grams of what they believe to be amphetamines, 15 acid tabs and a small amount of ecstasy.

Police are yet to lay any charges and are continuing their enquiries.​

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Eight years for putting body in bin

A MAN who helped dispose of a body in a strip club wheelie bin has been jailed for eight years.

Two men have already been sentenced to life imprisonment over the brutal murder of Kevin Stanley Brack, 47, at a "C-grade'' strip club in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley in February 2009.

At the end of the three-week trial in June, a Queensland Supreme Court jury cleared a third man, Patrick Robert Doyle, 47, of Mr Brack's murder.

However, he was found guilty of being an accessory after the fact, following revelations he helped dispose of the body and clean up the club before police could arrive and search for evidence.

His sentence was adjourned until Monday so the court could obtain medical reports.

During the hearing the court was told Mr Brack was killed at Flikkerz Foto and Dance Studio after an argument about poor quality drugs.

He was knocked to the ground and then stabbed in the chest.

The court heard that after the death, Doyle dragged a wheelie bin into the room from downstairs.

He helped place Mr Brack, who had been wrapped in a carpet, inside the bin before taking it back outside.

The body has never been found.

The court heard on Monday that Doyle also helped clean the club, described by prosecutor Danny Boyle as a "C-grade strip club associated with prostitution and drug use'', before police could arrive.

Justice Anthe Philippides described his involvement as "callous'', saying it had caused significant distress to Mr Brack's family, who had never been able to give him a proper burial.

She sentenced Doyle to eight years' jail and made no recommendation for early parole.

He has already served 839 days in pre-sentence custody.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...ting-body-in-bin/story-e6freuyi-1226194897883

 

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Drug charges, St Lucia

Drug charges, St Lucia

Police have charged a man and a woman with several drug offences following the execution of a search warrant at a St Lucia address this afternoon.

Around 4.40pm, Brisbane West District officers attended the Mitre Street residence where they allegedly located over 400 cannabis plants, a sum of cash and suspected tainted property.

A 59-year-old local man has been charged with one count each of possessing a dangerous drug, producing a dangerous drug, possession of a utensil, and possession of a thing for use in the commission of crime.

The 57-year-old local female has been charged with possession of a dangerous drug.

Both are due to appear before the Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow.​

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Drug driving charges, Durong

Drug driving charges, Durong

Local police along with officers from the Roadside Drug Testing Unit (RDTU) targeted an event held at the Burrandowan Racecourse near Durong, west of Kingaroy over the weekend.

The rave party came to the attention of police after it was organised by a local man and advertised on Facebook with over 200 people attending the party.

With concerns for road safety, local police tested a total of 37 drivers with 13 people tested positive to the presence of illicit drugs in their systems.

In addition, police charged 19 people with a total 31 drug and related offences. Each person arrested will appear in the Kingaroy Magistrates Court in the coming weeks.

A man was also arrested in the vicinity of the party allegedly in possession of approximately 100 lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) tablets.

Acting Chief Superintendent Andy Morrow from the State Traffic Support Branch, expressed concern that so many of the drivers tested had returned positive results.

“I’m disappointed by the irresponsibility of this large number of drivers who risked their own safety and the safety of others on the road by driving with dangerous, illicit drugs in their systems,” he said.

Acting Chief Superintendent Morrow praised the efforts of the local police and the RDTU officers for removing people from the roads people who might otherwise have become involved in potentially serious or fatal road crashes.

“This incident sends a signal that the police monitor social networking sites, and where there is a possibility that illicit drug use and driving will be combined, the Random Drug Testing Unit will be right around the corner.”​

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Drug charges Kelso

Drug charges Kelso

Police have charged four men with a range of drug related offences following the execution of a search warrant in Kelso at the weekend.

Police executed the warrant on Saturday evening November 12 and allegedly seized a quantity of drugs, cash and a firearm.

In total, it is alleged 5000 ecstasy tablets, vials of steroids, a small amount of cannabis and a firearm and ammunition were recovered from the property on Wattlebird Avenue.

Follow-up investigations by the Drug Squad detectives resulted in a search of a Townsville motel room where it is alleged 2.3kgs of methylamphetamines was located and seized.

As a result:

A 22-year-old Kelso man has been charged with drug trafficking, both supply and possession of a dangerous drug, and possession of items used.

A 29 year old Sydney man has been charged with two counts each of drug trafficking and possession of a dangerous drug, plus possession of items used.

A 26 year old Mount Louisa man has been charged with both supply and possession of a dangerous drug, possession of items used and contravening a requirement.

A 30 year old Kelso man has been charged with two counts of possessing a dangerous drug, as well as charges relating to possession of items used, possession of utensils, and unlicensed possession of a weapon.​

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Replica pistol, cash and drugs seized - Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad

Replica pistol, cash and drugs seized - Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad

Officers from the Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad (MEOCS) have arrested two men and two teenagers and seized a replica pistol, cash and drugs in Sydney’s south-west.

Police investigating the supply of ICE (methylamphetamine) were patrolling Villawood yesterday (Monday 14 November 2011) when they observed an alleged drug transaction at Yungaburra Street.

The officers, from the MEOCS Target Action Group, followed a car to Birrong where they observed another alleged drug transaction in progress.

Two men and two teenage boys were arrested and police allegedly seized a small amount of ICE, a butterfly knife, mobile phones and a quantity of cash. Those arrested were taken to Bankstown Police Station.

A search warrant was then executed at Belar Street, Villawood, with a replica .357 Magnum pistol, knuckle dusters, a machete, drug paraphernalia and more than $25,000 cash allegedly seized.

Two brothers, aged 28 and 17, and another 17-year-old, all from Villawood, were each charged with supply prohibited drug and deal with the proceeds of crime.

They were granted conditional bail with the man to face Bankstown Local Court on the 8 December 2011 and the teenagers to face Parramatta Children’s Court on 6 December 2011.

A 57-year-old Bass Hill man was charged with possess prohibited drug but was released from custody due to a medical condition. A court date has not yet been set.

Officers are continuing their inquiries into the weapons seized and the drug supply and expect to lay further charges.​

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Man charged with armed robbery of pharmacy - Albury

Man charged with armed robbery of pharmacy - Albury

A man has been arrested and charged following the armed robbery of a pharmacy in Albury yesterday morning.

About 9:45am, Monday 14 November 2011, a 52-year-old man attended the pharmacy on Dean Street and approached the dispensary counter.

The man allegedly produced a knife and threatened staff while demanding prescription medications.

He was handed an amount of restricted prescription medications before fleeing the scene in his car.

Staff triggered the hold-up alarms and contacted police who arrived at the scene a short time later.

The 52-year-old man was later located at a house in Dean Street where he was subsequently arrested.

It will be alleged police located the stolen medicines and clothing worn during the armed robbery inside the man’s car.

He was taken to Albury Base Hospital for treatment of a medical condition before being taken to Albury Police Station and charged with robbery armed with offensive weapon.

He has been refused bail to appear in Albury Local Court today.​

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A Cromer youth has been charged with supplying ecstasy

A Cromer youth has been charged with supplying ecstasy and a Cromer man is being investigated after cocaine and cash was allegedly seized during a raid on a house at Cromer on Friday afternoon. Northern Beaches crime manager Insp Tim Pooley said the youth, 17, was stopped at Collaroy and allegedly found in possession of six ecstasy tablets. A subsequent search of a Cromer house allegedly uncovered a quantity of cocaine and cash.

http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/police-report-youth-charged-over-ecstacy-supply/

 

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Three arrested after drugs and cash seized - Gangs Squad

Three arrested after drugs and cash seized - Gangs Squad

*** Editors note: Vision of the operation will be sent to media via the ‘yousendit’ link, and still images are available from the Police Media Unit on (02) 8263 6100. ***


Gangs Squad detectives have arrested three men after seizing drugs and cash in Sydney’s west today.

About 6am (Tuesday 15 November 2011), officers attached to Strike Force Lavelle, Strike Force Raptor and the South West Region Enforcement Squad executed search warrants in Auburn, Regents Park, Birrong and Old Guildford.

At an address in Auburn, police seized a large amount of cash and 10 bags of cocaine.

A 45-year-old man was arrested at the address and taken to Auburn Police Station. He was charged with drug offences and refused bail to appear at Bankstown Local Court today.

At a residence in Regents Park, police seized cash, mobile phones and a motor vehicle alleged to have been used in drug transactions.

A 27-year-old man was arrested at the address and taken to Auburn Police Station. He has been charged with drug offences and refused bail to appear at Bankstown Local Court today.

At an address in Birrong, police allegedly located four large bags of cannabis with an estimated street value of $20,000, as well as a small amount of a pink crystalline substance believed to be methylamphetamine.

Officers arrested a 30-year-old man, who was taken to Bankstown Police Station. He is expected to be charged with drug offences and refused bail to appear at Bankstown Local Court today.

At an address in Old Guildford, police seized cash, a notebook computer and mobile phones.

Police will allege all three arrested men have links to outlaw motorcycle gangs and Middle Eastern organised-crime groups.

Strike Force Lavelle comprises detectives from the State Crime Command’s Gangs Squad and was established to investigate alleged drug-supply offences in Sydney’s west.​

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[NZ] Drug-drive accused mum in court

[NZ] Drug-drive accused mum in court

The mother of a 12-year-old girl who died after a road crash north of Auckland appeared in court this morning.

Bryer Greenwood died in hospital from traumatic brain injuries, caused by a two-vehicle crash on July 9 just north of Helensville.

Toni Ericksen, 32, is charged with causing death while driving under the influence of drugs, two counts of injuring while under the influence of drugs, and one count of being an unlicensed driver, driving while prohibited.

Today Ericksen made her first appearance in the Waitakere District Court for a plea inquiry hearing, and her lawyer said the charges would be strenuously denied.

Ericksen was remanded on bail until December 1.​

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Mum charged after Gold Coast girl, 4, swallows drug LSD

Mum charged after Gold Coast girl, 4, swallows drug LSD

POLICE have charged a Gold Coast mother whose four-year-old daughter was rushed to hospital after swallowing a hallucinogenic drug, believed to be LSD.

Ambulance officers responded to a call from the mother yesterday.

The child was taken from her Coombabah home to the Gold Coast Hospital, where doctors alerted police.

The 23-year-old mother told officers her daughter had swallowed a drug she believed to be LSD, although some media outlets - including Sky News - were reporting that the drug in question was ecstasy.

The girl was initially in critical condition, but was in a serious but stable condition this morning, police said.

The woman is facing one charge of endangering a child by exposure and has been granted bail to appear in Southport Magistrates Court on November 29.

Tests are still being run to determine exactly what the child swallowed.

A police spokeswoman said the girl's mother called paramedics who took the child to hospital.

Officers from the Child Protection Investigation Unit are investigating.​

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Man charged with possession of guns and drugs with potential worth of $1million

Man charged with possession of guns and drugs with potential worth of $1million - Far South Coast

Police have arrested a man following the discovery of 1.9 kilograms of ICE, 1.3 kilograms of ecstasy and two prohibited weapons in a storage shed on the State’s far south coast last year.

On Sunday 10 October 2010, police executed a search warrant at the storage shed on Government Road, Eden.

It is alleged police located a pump action shot gun and an M1 rifle in the shed, along with 1.9 kilograms of ICE (Methamphetamine), 1.3 kilograms of ecstasy (MDMA) and drug manufacturing equipment.

The seized drugs were residue found within liquid in jerry cans. It is estimated the liquid would potentially produce 5 kilograms of ICE and 5 kilograms of ecstasy in total, with an estimated street value of $1 million.

The drugs, guns and equipment were seized by police from the Far South Local Area Command.

After an extensive investigation, about 8.20am yesterday, police arrested a 45-year-old man in Beverley Park.

He was taken to Kogarah Police Station where he was charged with two counts of supplying a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug, two counts of possessing a prohibited firearm and possessing drug manufacture apparatus to make a prohibited drug.

He was refused bail and appeared in Kogarah Local Court today.​

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