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New South Wales police have charged six people in the Great Lakes area on the state's mid-north coast with a range of drug offences after seizing drugs worth $120,000. Officers raided homes in Forster, Tuncurry and Nabiac and seized amphetamines valued at $85,000, cannabis valued at $35,000 and $35,000 in cash. Two men and two women are expected to appear in court later today, while another two men have been granted bail and will appear in court in June. In a separate seizure, police found more than one kilogram of cannabis in a backpack after stopping a motorist at Lake Haven on the central coast last night. A 30-year-old man was charged and will appear in court …
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Recent drug-smuggling arrests in Bali have made people more vigilant but will not discourage travellers, according to Travelscene Orange manager Robert Thornberry. Mr Thornberry recently returned from his annual holiday to Bali and said he noticed more people ensuring their luggage had not been tampered with. "I would say 90 per cent of bags going around the carousel at the airport had a lock on them. I know Melbourne and Brisbane airports have machines that can plastic wrap your bags and a lot of people seem to be using them," he said. The case of Australian Schapelle Corby, accused of smuggling cannabis into Bali, the trial has come down to proving whether or no…
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FITZGERALD Inquiry figure and former SP bookmaker Stanley Derwent Saunders yesterday faced court for possessing marijuana. Saunders claimed he used it to treat ongoing stress from his association with the late Jack Herbert, the infamous licensing branch bagman. The 83-year-old Gold Coast pensioner was "one of the last men standing" from the days when Queensland's police force was "the best money could buy", his solicitor Bill Potts told the Southport Magistrate's Court. Saunders pleaded guilty to three drug-related charges, including possession of a dangerous drug and possession of utensils, namely a water pipe and grinder. Police raided his Surfers Paradise add…
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The first status report on new Western Australian drug laws has revealed more cannabis users are being charged or issued with infringements than previously. Under the the WA Cannabis Infringement Scheme, police can choose to either issue a fine or charge people caught with small amounts of the drug. Michael Salter from the Drug and Alcohol Office says fewer people in WA are using cannabis, but of those who are, a higher percentage are facing the consequences. "There's a high degree of compliance with the legislation and that legislation is effective, in that, if an individual is caught with cannabis, there will be a consequence." Spokesman for the WA Coalition Aga…
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/unclep/ozbiker/anzac2005.jpg Bit late, but still a good picture. Lest we forget. :thumbsup
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Smoke has started to rise over the northern New South Wales town of Nimbin, heralding the start of this year's cannabis celebrations. Organisers say it is the one time of the year when tolerance for the drug rules. A crowd of 10,000 is expected for the event which will include the Hemp Olympics and the Marijuana Music Awards. The Hemp Olympics will have the bong, throw and yell competition and for those with a more creative bent there is the joint rolling and the marijuana music awards. A world record attempt will be made with the "big joint light-up". Organiser Andrew Kavasilas says the record attempt is genuine. "The Guinness people haven't got back to us…
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"Welcome to our Headspace," says Editor Wayne Collins as he exhales a plume of smoke thick enough to be from a bush fire. "We are going to combine the three separate arguments for law reform into one magazine, the great Industrial hemp hope, Medicinal marijuana magic and recreational lubricity matched by nothing else," he said. "For too long in this country, and indeed around the world, recreational cannabis users have been blamed for not allowing the sick to access the best available medicine, and for denying industry a greener and better crop than anything currently being grown en-masse. Due for release at Mardi Grass 2005, Headspace is available for $4.95 + p&p.…
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A GOLD Coast hinterland couple convicted of drug production six years ago will lose their property to the state after failing in an attempt to overturn a forfeiture order. The Court of Appeal was told in July 1999 Wayne Lawrence Crew and Judith Ann Crew were convicted of producing cannabis at their Mt Tamborine property between January 1 and April 22, 1999. The court was told a police search of the property found a concealed underground cannabis nursery which contained 63 mature plants. Police also found cannabis seedlings in a tin shed on the property. The Crown got a restraining order over the land because it was "tainted by criminal activity". It was the…
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Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in Australia, but the rise in ecstasy and amphetamine use is more concerning, a new report shows. The Illicit Drugs Report, prepared and released by the Australian Crime Commission (ACC), found more than 11 tonnes of illicit drugs had been seized and 79,000 people arrested during the last financial year. "Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in Australia," the report revealed. And with more than 40,000 arrests during the last financial year and no evidence in a reduction in consumption, it was likely to remain a popular drug into the forseeable future, it said. But ACC chief Alastair Milroy said despite m…
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CANNABIS worth a potential $715,000 has been discovered growing in a New South Wales forest near Canberra. Drug police, detectives and the PolAir helicopter searched the Bondo State Forest, near Brindabella, yesterday after receiving a tip-off. A well-established crop was discovered, and police seized 359 plants, ranging in height from 30cm to 183cm. The plants had an estimated street value of $715,000, police said. The plants were airlifted from the site to be destroyed, and a number of items were also seized for forensic testing. No arrests have been made. Author:AAP Date:April 22, 2005 Source:The Daily Telegraph Copyright:Copyright 2005 Nationwide News
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Author: AAP Date: 13:48 AEST Fri Apr 22 2005 Source: AAP/NineMSN National Nine News Copyright: ©AAP 2005
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Police in central Australia say they have found about $75,000 worth of cannabis in two separate raids in Alice Springs. Police say they found $50,000 worth of the drug at a home this week. A 30-year-old man was arrested during the raid. He has been charged with possessing and supplying a commercial quantity of cannabis. The man has been released on bail and is due to appear in court at the end of the month. Last week, police arrested a 35-year-old man during a raid of his home in Gillen, where they allege they found almost 500 grams of cannabis. Author:ABC Date:Thursday, April 21, 2005. Source:ABC Copyright:© 2005 ABC A quick calculation show that they hav…
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AN Adelaide man will appeal a court order to extradite him to Sydney to face charges over NSW's largest ever cannabis seizure. The Adelaide Magistrates Court today ordered Michael Romeo be extradited to face Sydney's Central Local Court tomorrow. But lawyers for Romeo immediately asked for a review of the extradition, meaning it has been put on hold. Romeo's lawyers now have 72 hours to appeal the extradition order. Romeo was to be extradited to face charges relating to the police seizure of 3.2 tonnes of cannabis from a private property at Jack's Creek, near Narrabri in western NSW, in April last year. The drugs were estimated to be worth $45 million. The Ade…
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Three men will appear in a court in north Queensland today after a large cannabis crop was found growing in bushland near Mareeba in north Queensland. Police said a search yesterday of an area north of Mt Surprise near the Lind River revealed more than 1,000 plants. Three men will appear in Cairns magistrates court today, each charged with one count of possession and one count of production of a dangerous drug. Police said they were seeking a fourth man. Author:AAP Date:Tue Apr 19 2005 Source:AAP Copyright:©AAP 2005
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ENERGEX has faced many unusual disputes about electricity costs but rarely in a Supreme Court criminal sentence. In the Supreme Court in Brisbane yesterday, Shane Andrew Collier, 39, pleaded guilty to producing and possessing cannabis sativa at his Gold Coast home on March 3 last year. Collier also admitted diverting electricity from powerlines to his home to generate artificial light used in five hydroponic systems to grow cannabis sativa. Prosecutor Ken Spinaze asked Justice John Muir to impose a cumulative sentence for stealing the electricity on any sentence Collier received for producing the drugs. Energex estimated the value of the electricity at $7185 fo…
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