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
Harsh Penalties for Driving with Small Traces of Cannabis in the Saliva, Urine or Blood
The Controversy of Drug Driving Laws in NSW The controversy behind this relatively new law is the unfairness of creating a law that will cause someone to face harsh consequences of a criminal conviction and driver licence disqualification from the mere trace or presence of an illicit drug (such as cannabis)- while there is no ...continue reading
The Law on When Police Can Search Your Car Without a Warrant in NSW
The Case of DPP v Leonard [2001[ NSWSC A man from Dubbo NSW, Mr. Leonard was charged with supplying prohibited drug charges and 3 further charges of drug possession offences. The drug supply charges were on the basis that it was over the ‘traffickable’ quantity of cannabis. The matter proceeded to the Local Court for ...continue reading
What is the Law and Penalties for Manufacturing Drug Charges in NSW?
3 people have been arrested and charged on Monday for allegedly manufacturing ice in a lab discovered by police in a home in South Australia. The lab is reportedly capable of producing over a hundred million dollars of ice, which has now been shut down by police as it was being expanded. Amongst the ...continue reading