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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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Author:SBS Date:17/5/05 Source:SBS Copyrigth: SBS Australia Was very interesting, heres the link to get the full transcript http://news.sbs.com.au/insight/index.php ill just post what i think was the most important and what i believe is right on the money: JENNY BROCKIE: Alex Wodak, can I involve you in the discussion at this point because you've campaigned long and hard for decriminalisation of drugs over many, many years. Now, when you hear David describing his research and you hear Chris talking about the people turning up in his practice with psychosis and with problems from marijuana, does that shift your view at all about the issue of decriminalisation, for exam…
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Seven Arrested in $1.3M Drug Sting.
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Body found near blazing cannabis house 14.05.2005 By KATEE SHANKS in Whakatane The house house that was gutted by fire (left), next to the house where the man's body was found. AN electrical fault at a cottage being used for cannabis cultivation was the cause of a blaze near Whakatane yesterday, police said. But the police investigation into the discovery of 59-year-old Brian Maurice Martin in a house adjacent to the fire has concluded he died of natural causes. Firemen found Martin's body when they were called to the house fire at the intersection of State Highway 30 and MacDonalds Rd near Awakeri between 2.30am and 3am. Fire, electrical and police investigato…
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A LETTER outlining allegations concerning Australian baggage handlers' involvement in drug smuggling would be sent to the Bali court hearing charges against Schapelle Corby, Prime Minister John Howard said today. Mr Howard said the Federal Government had prepared a letter for the court hearing Ms Corby's case, outlining claims that airport baggage handlers in Sydney had used luggage to traffic drugs. "The letter was settled on Friday by the attorney-general," Mr Howard said on Channel 10. The news has been welcomed by Opposition Leader Kim Beazley and comes after Ms Corby made a direct plea to Mr Howard for help. Fifteen people were charged last week after 9.9kg o…
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The Crown has asked that a man sentenced to three years' jail for cultivating his second cannabis crop within two years be declared a drug trafficker. Colin Jonathon Hennig grew 362 plants in a remote bush location, the Supreme Court heard. Hennig, 36, pleaded guilty to cultivating a commercial quantity of cannabis. Justice Sally Thomas said Hennig had breached a June 2003 suspended sentence for cultivating cannabis and other drug charges. She restored the unserved 18 months of that sentence. For the latest crop, discounting the sentence for his guilty plea, she sentenced Hennig to three years' jail, concurrent with 18 months for the breach, and ordered that he be…
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The Nimbin Hemp Embassy organisers of the annual MardiGrass Cannabis Law Reform weekend say it was probably the biggest crowd ever though nobody was counting! "The rubbish skips were all full by Sunday morning which has never happened before and that's a fair indication." Schapelle Corby's influence was everywhere over the weekend, yellow ribbons, theatre in the rally, banners, and quite possibly one of the reasons for such a big turnout in the rally. "She and the Bali nine have certainly put the war on drugs back on the agenda and I have no doubt the majority of Australians are ready for cannabis law reform. It's no big deal, especially for the new generations who are …
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ANOTHER Australian has been arrested with drugs in Bali, following in the footsteps of the Bali Nine and Schapelle Corby and prompting denials from Balinese police that Australians have been targeted. John Julian Pyle, a 42-year-old South Australian, was arrested in his bungalow in the expatriates' enclave of Sayan, near Ubud, north of Bali's capital, Denpasar. Police raided Mr Pyle's home before dawn on Sunday morning, and allegedly found 1.8g of hashish kept in a plastic bag, a small bottle and a condom box. Police say the web designer has admitted his guilt and faces up to 10 years in prison, and a fine of 500,000,000 rupiah ($68,122). Mr Pyle told The Australian…
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Five men were arrested and drugs with a street value of $350,000 seized in a series of police raids overnight in Sydney's west. The arrests were part of the ongoing NSW Police drug operation Task Force Gain. NSW Police said a 21-year-old Fairfield man was arrested during a covert drug operation at Prairiewood just before 6pm (AEST). He will appear at Fairfield Local Court today charged with possession and ongoing supply offences. Following his arrest, police raided nine homes in Fairfield, Fairfield West, Cecil Hills, Hinchinbrook, Prairiewood, Wetherill Park and St Johns Park. Police said 20 cannabis plants and about three kg of dry leaf were found in a house at…
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FOUR Victorian detectives seized cannabis worth $100,000 in a fake drug bust and gave the drugs to a criminal to sell, a jury has been told. The police officers today faced the first day of their Victorian County Court trial for allegedly stealing the cannabis and involving themselves in a conspiracy to sell the haul. Detective Sergeant David John Waters, 44, Detective Sergeant Glenn Saunders, 44, Detective Senior Constable Peter John Alexander, 37, and Detective Senior Constable Stephen Russell Campbell, 35, have all pleaded not guilty to charges of theft and conspiracy to traffic cannabis. Advertisement: Crown prosecutor Colin Hillman SC told the court Saunders was …
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THE four sat in the dock in their best Sunday suits, trying to impress the jury. All were perfectly groomed, except for the handcuffs – and the leg-irons. The three-week murder trial that ended on Friday in the Supreme Court in Brisbane was marked by extraordinary behind-the-scenes security and will be remembered by features other than the shackles, which are rarely used in Queensland courts. The jury's verdict of not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter sparked loud weeping from members of the victim's family. The four – Adam Troy Bargenquast, 31, Mark William Holmes, 46, Wade Anthony Davis, 24, and Jon David Farthing, 34 – were remanded in custody for sen…
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POLICE have busted alleged drug-dealing operations in a small central Victorian town, seizing cannabis, cash and weapons during raids yesterday. Members of the Bendigo Divisional Response Unit joined with Inglewood and Wedderburn Police in a crackdown on illegal drug activity. Two houses in Inglewood were searched, with the raids following a five-week investigation into the distribution of cannabis within the town. A drug squad dog from Melbourne was also used to assist in yesterday's operation. The first stop was a Grant Street address, where police located a quantity of cannabis, cash and weapons. A 57-year-old woman was subsequently charged with traffic…
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