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Trent Bruce Torrens didn't have much luck with his efforts to grow a little cannabis for himself and save on electricity, Darwin Magistrates Court heard yesterday. Last September he set up a hydroponics system in the laundry of his Woodroffe residence and tried to grow several plants, prosecutor Sergeant Gavin Kennedy said. On Christmas Eve, he got hold of a cloned plant, which he began to nurture. Torrens then put a heavy-duty magnet on his electricity meter in an attempt to slow it. While waiting for his plant to mature, he bought a small amount of cannabis to smoke and $80 worth of methylamphetamine at a city hotel. That day, February 15, while he was at wo…
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Two people have been charged after detectives seized more than 100 kilograms of cannabis in Canberra last night. Police found the hydroponically-grown drugs in an Isabella Plains house. Australian Federal Police (AFP) spokesman Sandy Logan says $22,500, suspected of being proceeds of crime, was also recovered. "A 50-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man have remained in custody overnight," he said. "They'll face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning on a cultivating a trafficable quantity of cannabis for sale charge, as well as trafficking in a trafficable quantity and unlawful possession of stolen property." Author:ABC Date:Tuesday, June 7, 2005. Source:ABC Cop…
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POLICE have seized almost 250kg of ammunition, detonators, weapons and drugs in suburban Canberra. ACT police carried out three simultaneous raids in the inner southern suburb of Yarralumla yesterday morning. A 44-year-old man is helping officers with their inquiries. Police said the raids had been planned for several weeks following community information about an alleged cache of potentially dangerous material being stored in a suburban home and garage. "Territory Investigations Group detectives seized thousands of rounds of ammunition, as well as three firearms and two silencers," said deputy chief police officer Commander Shane Connelly. "The bomb response t…
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The Cannabis Treatment Service in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta is so successful that it now has the interest of international medical experts. Dr Jon Currie has treated over 400 cannabis-dependant patients at the clinic during a 12-month trial. Withdrawal from cannabis, says Dr Currie, can be "really very difficult — they get angry, irritated, aggressive, so they often just don't stop". One of Dr Currie's patients, Julia Norcott, was dependent on marijuana for more than 20 years, "I'd get up every morning and have to have a few cones straight away to start the day," she admits. A combination of medication and counselling have now cured her addiction. "I can say every…
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NT Police yesterday placed a restraining order on a comfortable suburban townhouse under the Criminal Property Forfeiture Act. Two vehicles and $90,000 cash belonging to the owners of 3/4 Winston St, Stuart Park, in Darwin, are also the subject of a restraining order after police allegedly found more than 12kg of cannabis hidden inside last month. William John McGregor, 60, and Maria Laidat-McGregor, 36, are charged with possessing a commercial quantity of cannabis, supplying a traffickable quantity of cannabis and possessing the cash and proceeds of crime. Both were remanded in custody and are due to appear at Darwin Magistrates Court for a hand-up committal on Jul…
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A DRIVER who became a victim of Victoria's roadside drug test fiasco is suing the State Government. John De Jong, 40, said being falsely named and shamed as a drug taker had had a devastating effect on him and his family. The van driver, identified as the first in the world to return a positive result in a roadside drug test, said a Victoria Police refusal to apologise had forced his hand. "I think I have to take legal action. I don't really see myself as having a choice," Mr De Jong said. "I did ask for an apology and nothing came back." The Herald Sun first raised questions on the accuracy of the testing regimen. The Government was forced to try to defend ro…
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A man who grew 15 cannabis plants through a hydroponic operation at his home in Canberra has escaped conviction by an ACT Supreme Court. Police discovered the plants when they raided Guy Terance Hawksley's home in Turner in October 2003. Today the court heard he used the drug to treat pain from a back injury sustained when he was training to become an elite rower. Hawksley provided results from a test for cannabis to show he was now clean. Justice Terry Connolly said the man had turned his life around and was now finding alternative ways to treat the pain. He did not convict Hawksley but placed him on a 12-month good behaviour bond. Author:ABC Date:Wednesday, …
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A policeman on trial for stealing marijuana he obtained from an arrest was allegedly seen taking it to the male change rooms at Lilydale Police Station, where he hid it in his locker, a jury heard yesterday. Senior Constable Lee John Lorenc, 33, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of theft and two counts of possession of marijuana. The County Court heard that Lorenc, of Monbulk, arrested Emma Stevens after he pulled over her car in Coldstream and found eight ounces of marijuana worth $2000 inside a plastic bag on October 8, 2002. Lorenc allegedly told Stevens that he would not weigh the the drugs if she admitted to taking a lesser amount of five ounces, the court h…
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The head of a police operation targeting anti-social behaviour in parts of New South Wales has warned there will be more large-scale operations similiar to one conducted on the weekend. More than 800 people were arrested in Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle over three days as part of what is known as Operation Vikings. Police say several people were also charged after raids on properties in Sydney's south-west in which 10 kilograms of dried cannabis and nearly 500 plants were seized. Vikings commander Superintendent Greg Rolfe says even though the size of the operation varies each weekend, another major one is planned. "Vikings runs at different times throughout th…
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New South Wales police have discovered cannabis with an estimated street value of $1.25 million at a house at Albion Park Rail, south of Wollongong. Police say they were called to the house on the Princes Highway about 9:45pm (AEST) after reports of a fire. They say the fire was put out and about 500 cannabis plants were found throughout the house in a hydroponic set-up. Police say the fire is believed to have originated from an electricity meterbox which had been illegally modified. Author:ABC Date:Tuesday, May 31, 2005. Source:ABC Copyright:© 2005 ABC
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New South Wales police have seized cannabis with an estimated street value of more than $2 million from a house in the Sydney's south-west. There was no one home at the Yagoona residence when police executed a search warrant. An elaborate hydroponic set-up was found at the scene. Police say they found 382 cannabis plants worth an estimated $2,000 each, as well as 25 kilograms of cannabis leaf, worth an estimated $1.5 million. Police are yet to make any arrests. Author:ABC Date:Wednesday, June 1, 2005. Source:ABC Copyright:© 2005 ABC
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POLICE have seized 60 cannabis plants and hydroponic growing equipment following a raid on a rural property near Castlemaine yesterday. Detectives from the Major Drug Investigations Unit executed a search warrant on the Hoinsville Road property in Elphinstone about 8.20am. Police from the Bendigo Divisional Response Unit were also involved in the raid. A large quantity of cannabis - ranging from seedlings to large plants - was seized. Police said hydroponic equipment, including chemicals, lights and electrical wire was also discovered on the property. Detective Sergeant Jason Kelly, from the Major Drug Investigations Unit, said the hydroponic set-up had been in …
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The NSW Government has released details about a new cannabis treatment clinic to be opened in Orange within months. The centre will service 200 face-to-face clients every year. The Government expects that most of the people accessing the centre will be heavy, problematic cannabis users, but there will also be programs for parents whose young children use the drug. The Special Minister of State, John Della Bosca, says the community will be consulted before a venue for the clinic is finalised. "The treatment centre is likely to be operating prior to July this year, so in the...next couple of months the centre should be fully operational," he said. Mr Della Bosca s…
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Cops not guilty over fake cannabis bust May 26, 2005 From: AAP FOUR Victorian detectives accused of stealing cannabis worth $100,000 in a fake drug bust and giving it to a criminal to sell have been found not guilty. Detective Sergeant Glenn Saunders, 44, Detective Sergeant David John Waters, 44, Detective Senior Constable Peter John Alexander, 37, and Detective Senior Constable Stephen Russell Campbell, 35, were all found not guilty today in the Victorian County Court of charges of theft and conspiracy to traffic cannabis. During the three-week trial, Crown Prosecutor Colin Hillman, SC, told the court Det-Sgt Saunders was tipped off by a criminal that he was meeti…
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The alleged linchpin of a group distributing and supplying amphetamines and cannabis in western Sydney faced court yesterday. Detectives from Strike Force Currell allege John Zammit, 41, a car wholesaler from Shanes Park, and his associates supplied more than 147 kilograms of cannabis, which has an estimated street value of $1.3 million, since December last year. They further allege 298 grams of amphetamine worth $60,000 was supplied between November and December last year. Police allege Zammit is the linchpin in a large enterprise operating around Penrith. He faced Parramatta Bail Court yesterday charged with supplying a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug and…
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