What are the Penalties for Manufacturing Drugs in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Law breaker? Or Aussie bloke just trying to pay the bills? You decide. Either way, this news story is the epitome of a man who woke up one morning with the need to pay his mortgage and simply thought: Screw it, I’ll do it my way. Enter South ...continue reading
What is Drug Possession Charges and its Penalties?
In a town of Pilar situated about sixty kilometres from the capital city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, it is reported that following an inspection of a police warehouse that stored seized drugs, some drugs were discovered missing. There was six thousand kilograms of cannabis stored in that warehouse for over a period of 2-years. ...continue reading
A Guide on Your Right to Silence When Approached by Police
By Scott Feeney and Jimmy Singh. The Brazilian Military Police were ready. The raid was about to take place in the northeast of the country, in the low-income community of Vila Irma Dulce. It was Monday the 22nd of April, and while on a regular patrol of their beat, the police observed a man ...continue reading
What are the Penalties for Importing Border-Controlled Drugs into Australia?
By Scott Feeney and Jimmy Singh. 36-year-old Nathan Dulley and his 34-year-old brother, Andrew Dulley have admitted to exporting massive amounts of cocaine mixed through their chocolates in shipments to Australia. The two brothers did this under the disguise of their California based chocolate business in shipments from Southern California to Australia. Nathan and ...continue reading
What are the Penalties for Possessing Prohibited Drugs?
Harriet Wran, aged 30, is the daughter of former NSW premier Neville Wran. Nearly 3-years after she was released from jail, she has pleaded guilty to drug possession, having goods in custody and failing to display her P-Plate at the Wyong Local Court on Wednesday 3 April. On 27 February, she was stopped by ...continue reading
New On-The-Spot Fines for Drug Possession Offences in NSW
“I’m a cop! No I’m a Cop” type situation arose when police officers fought each other in an undercover operation gone wrong sparking an internal investigation. It is reported that on 9 November 2018, 2 special operations officers conducted an undercover drug operation where they went undercover as drug suppliers at a neighbourhood well ...continue reading
Music Festivals and Drug Supply in NSW
A 17-year-old boy from Castle Hill has been charged by police for allegedly having nearly 600 capsules of drugs at the Sydney Olympic Park dance party over the weekend on Australia Day. He is facing charges of proceeds of crime, drug supply and drug possession offences. It is reported that police also found over ...continue reading
The Liberal Government Refuse to Consider Pill Testing as a Means of Harm Reduction Despite More Deaths at Music Festivals in NSW
About four hundred Australians die as a result of illicit drugs. There are many who are victims of drug addiction and its associated health problems in Australia. The indirect victims include the family members who are realising the increasing temptation for young people to experiment with illicit drugs, especially in music festivals. A 25-year-old ...continue reading
What are the Penalties for Smuggling Contraband into a NSW Prison?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and there’s no denying that in the confines of a prison where creature comforts are at best imagined, the temptation to have prohibited goods in the palm of your hand is probably all too real. But sometimes, you just have to question: ...continue reading
The Law on Importing Drugs into Australia
Too often we hear reports of people unsuccessfully trying to smuggle drugs into other countries from Australia. Some may get away with it, while others are not so fortunate, resulting in severe life changing consequences. Luke Joshua Cook and His Thai Wife 35-year-old father of two Luke Joshua Cook and his Thai wife, 40, were ...continue reading