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The District Court jury could be forgiven for wondering why such a sweet-looking old couple were seated in the dock. Unpaid parking fines or failing to return a library book perhaps. In fact, probably just about anything apart from drug dealing. David William Sidney Davies, 81, and his wife Florence Gladys Davies, 77, are each accused of two counts of possessing cannabis with intent to sell or supply. Rugged up against the cold, the elderly pensioners sat shoulder to shoulder in the courtroom as prosecutor Paul Dixon outlined the State's case against them. Hard-of-hearing, Mr Davies leant forward intently as Mr Dixon told the court how police found 18.7kg of canna…
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Two men charged over cannabis seizure refused bail Two men from the New South Wales central coast charged over a cannabis seizure have made a brief court appearance in South Australia's Riverland. Both men have been refused bail. Police pulled over 24-year-old John Stanley Tobiasz and 22-year-old Mikaele Taufaao on the Mallee Highway near the South Australian-Victorian border last night. Police allege they discovered 42 kilograms of dried cannabis hidden in their ute, equivalent to 14,000 street deals, headed for the eastern states. In the Berri Magistrates Court today, police opposed bail because of the quantity of drugs involved and on the grounds that both m…
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20 arrested in dance party raid May 30, 2004 POLICE raided a dance party in Sydney's west overnight, arresting 20 people for drug offences. Flemington Police, backed by drug sniffer dogs, raided the party at Homebush and conducted more than 40 searches during the night. The 20 people arrested included a 30-year-old Brazilian man and a 20-year-old Erskine Park man who were charged with suppling ecstasy, police said today. They were granted bail to appear at Burwood Local Court on June 21. Eighteen people were charged with possessing ecstasy, amphetamines or cannabis and were bailed to appear at Burwood Local Court on July 13. Source.
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Newshawk: http://www.napnt.org Pubdate: Sunday 30 May 2004 Source: Sunday Territorian Url: http://www.ntnews.com.au Email: ntnmail@ntn.newsltd.com.au Stuart Highway straight up DARWIN Lord Mayor candidate Stuart Highway – whose platform for election included legalising marijuana – spent yesterday morning telling all and sundry he had a 94 per cent chance of becoming mayor. “Based on our extensive polling there is a lot of support for our ideas in the community given that most Territorians have indulged in illicit drugs from time to time,” Mr Highway, a member of the grassroots organisation Network Against Prohibition, said yesterday. “But being mayor may be a prob…
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MORE than 9000 motorists will be randomly tested for drugs in a world-first initiative by Victoria Police. The test, which uses a saliva swab to test for cannabis and methamphetamine (or speed), is expected to hit the streets on July 1. Like random breath-testing for alcohol, police will not need reasonable suspicion to drug-test drivers - a fact that sets Victoria apart from European countries where the test is done. "This is unique legislation," said Inspector Martin Boorman. The random drug-testing would be used as a public deterrent but, he said, police would particularly focus on drivers of heavy vehicles and areas where raves and dance parties take place. …
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Cannabis grows in town's main street A marijuana plant has been found growing in the middle of Broken Hill's main street. Police say they received information that the 15 centimetre plant was growing among the roses in the median strip on Argent Street in the central business district. Police pulled the plant up and say it most likely grew from a seed which fell from someone's pocket. ABC.
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Crackdown continues Zero tolerance the norm in war against drugs TAMARA GLUMAC Thursday, 27 May 2004 CENTRAL Victoria's chief of police has warned police will continue their crackdown on illegal drug activity in the region. Superintendent Greg Duckett said recent drug busts highlighted a zero tolerance policy towards illicit substances, which was shared by many people in the Bendigo community. "We send a clear message to anyone involved in drug trafficking that we will take a very hard line, and will prosecute them to the full extent of the law," Spt Duckett said. "Police will continue to work to weed out illegal drug activity in Bendigo because it just ruins too ma…
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Under the cover of dawn, squads prepare to swoop BROOKE JACOBSON Thursday, 27 May 2004 Most of Dubbo slept as more than 200 police gathered before sunrise yesterday to take part in one of the State's largest drug bust operations. Local police and detectives joined officers from the State Crime Command, NSW gangs squad as well as drug squad officers and dog squad handlers for a briefing at a secret location. Outside, a large contingent of local and national media impatiently stamped their feet against the cold and waited for the orders to move out. The officer in charge of the operation, Detective Superintendent Ken McKay from the gangs squad, and former Orana …
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Drugs seized in raid May 25 2004 Shepparton News Members from Shepparton's Regional Response Unit assisted Bendigo Police in a major drug operation at the weekend. Twenty-five search warrants were executed in Bendigo and outlying areas, resulting in 26 offenders being charged. Police laid 181 charges, including a number for serious drug offences. Speed tablets, ecstasy tablets, ecstasy powder, prescription drugs including Valium, morphine and Viagra, four cannabis plants and about 85 grams of cannabis were seized from various premises during the raids. The raid was the second in two weeks, both of which have been of similar size. Regional Response Unit Sup…
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Cannabis kingpin feared murdered By NIGEL HUNT 25may04 A MISSING Ethelton man was a major supplier of cannabis to dealers on the state's West Coast, it has been revealed. Police investigations into the disappearance of Eric Lynch, 45, have discovered he is ranked in the "top handful" of suppliers of hydroponically grown cannabis. Investigators believe Mr Lynch, missing since February 10, made regular drug runs to Port Lincoln. Although locally grown cannabis is freely available in West Coast towns, there is a lucrative market for hydroponically grown cannabis because it is stronger. Port Lincoln CIB Detective Senior Constable George Fenwick said yesterday investig…
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A Darwin man has been charged with possessing $10,000 worth of cannabis after police raided his alleged "retail drug shop" in Arnhem Land. Police allege the 29-year-old was operating from a "retail shop" from one of the rooms in the house at Numbulwar, complete with a cash register. And police say cannabis, cigarettes, clothing, toys and lollies were all being sold from the house. Police allegedly found 380 grams of cannabis inside, with a potential street value of $10,000. Information from the public tipped the police off to the alleged operation. The man was taken to Alyungula police station and interviewed while Palmerston police executed a search warrant at th…
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By AAP Date: 21/05/04 Source: The Australian The Australian
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12,000 LET OFF AS LAW GOES TO POT THOUSANDS of pot smokers are being let off without criminal charges every year because the law is too soft, The Daily Telegraph can reveal. NSW Police have been instructed to dole out caution notices to offenders rather than charging them - and now 12,266 people have escaped punishment. In addition, its traffic services department charges more than 1000 motorists with driving while under the influence of illegal drugs every year. Last night the Government was accused of legalising cannabis through the back door. Shadow Attorney-General Andrew Tink said: "This is all about decriminalising cannabis by stealth. Too many peopl…
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Greens back pedal on drugs policy The Australian Greens have backpedalled on their policy to decriminalise all types of drugs. Greens policy documents on the party's website state that illegal drugs should be decriminalised and regulated to improve health and well-being. When questioned about the policy on the Nine Network's Sunday program, Greens senator Bob Brown said despite criminalisation of drugs having failed tough controls were needed on those who peddled drugs. "As far as I'm concerned where criminals are involved in peddling drugs they should go to jail," Senator Brown said. Senator Brown, a qualified GP, also said he did not believe drugs should be pr…
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University life and dope smoking are not synonymous, according to research done by fourth-year health and science students at the University of WA. Luke van Zeller, a health promotion student at UWA, said students had often been labelled "dope smokers" because of the relaxed atmosphere at university and the drug-related history of the '70s protest movement. But he said they had disproved the theory, showing only 2.1% of students regularly smoked cannabis and 56.8% had never taken any drugs. Luke said: "These are very encouraging results. "We intend to use these results to encourage students not to start taking drugs because they feel a need to fit in." In 2001, …
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