MP's son caught dealing drugs

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The son of Territory Government MP Marion Scrymgour has been caught dealing drugs.

 

Richard Maurice Daiyi, 22, pleaded guilty to three charges.

 

He was given a four-month suspended jail sentence for possessing cannabis, possessing a traffickable quantity of cannabis and unlawfully supplying cannabis.

 

Magistrate David Loadman also gave Daiyi a 12-month good behaviour bond and confiscated his earnings from dealing drugs.

 

Daiyi, 22, sold cannabis at Wadeye, southwest of Darwin.

 

Ms Scrymgour chairs the Government's substance abuse committee. Last night she said she felt ``hurt and betrayed'' by her son.

 

A police insider told the Northern Territory News he was concerned Daiyi's court hearing had been fast-tracked.

 

The source said Daiyi was arrested on the morning of August 13 and was in court at Wadeye within six hours.

 

``That is very unusual,'' he said. Mr Loadman heard that Daiyi had quit his job shooting brumbies at Palumpa.

 

The court heard he bought 94.6g of cannabis in Darwin in mid-July before travelling to Palumpa, about 30km east of Wadeye. He later went to Wadeye where he sold 16 satchels at $50 a bag. About 5.30am on August 13, Daiyi was in his father's Toyota LandCruiser when he was stopped by police.

 

The court heard he willingly gave police the remaining cannabis and about $810 from the 16 deals. Chief Minister Clare Martin last night denied the case had been fast-tracked through court.