Gryphonn
Well-Known Member
In respect to these raids...it's about time cops concentrated on busting chemical dealers.
Last week up in our area, two blokes were busted smoking a bong at a boat ramp carpark in the middle of the night. In the ensuing search, more than 6300 'traffic light' ecstacy tablets were found in the car as well as 115 grams of speed. It seems they were on their way back to Cairns with a supply of drugs for 'Schoolies Week'.
Schoolies Week is an Australian tradition where high school graduates congregate in tourist spots like Cairns and the Gold Coast and get full of over-priced weed, chemical drugs and alcohol and party for a week...as well as learning about chundering on beaches and/or the feeling of sand in their rude bits.
DRUGS SEIZED - Gladstone News, Weather, Sport & Local Classifieds | Gladstone Observer - 2008-11-14 08:00:00.0 - localnews
During the bail hearing on the 13th, one was granted bail, but the second of the defendants had this to say:
Coincidentally, this story came in today:
Ten charged with drug trafficking on Gold Coast - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Seems a major MDMA manufacturer has been busted on the Gold Coast. I wonder if they decided to raid these people early because maybe one of their runners rolled over?
Last week up in our area, two blokes were busted smoking a bong at a boat ramp carpark in the middle of the night. In the ensuing search, more than 6300 'traffic light' ecstacy tablets were found in the car as well as 115 grams of speed. It seems they were on their way back to Cairns with a supply of drugs for 'Schoolies Week'.
Schoolies Week is an Australian tradition where high school graduates congregate in tourist spots like Cairns and the Gold Coast and get full of over-priced weed, chemical drugs and alcohol and party for a week...as well as learning about chundering on beaches and/or the feeling of sand in their rude bits.
DRUGS SEIZED - Gladstone News, Weather, Sport & Local Classifieds | Gladstone Observer - 2008-11-14 08:00:00.0 - localnews
During the bail hearing on the 13th, one was granted bail, but the second of the defendants had this to say:
In a second bail hearing yesterday, the second of the runners was granted bail:the 37-year-old man said he would need to speak to a lawyer about "helping them (the police) out with what's happened... if you know what I mean".
Fears for alleged drug mule's life - Gladstone News, Weather, Sport & Local Classifieds | Gladstone Observer - 2008-11-18 08:00:00.0 - localnewsPolice estimated at the time the drugs had a street value of about $280,000.
A shaken Harrington begged to be allowed to go home yesterday, telling Magistrate Damian Carroll he "would do anything to get out. I just want to see my daughter," and later burst into tears when he was granted bail.
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(The prosecution opposed bail)
"You could liken it to (being) a drug mule," he said.
The amount of drugs seized was "quite boggling," with the defendant likely to face a term of imprisonment, he said.
There could also be a risk to Harrington's personal safety, with some "shady people very upset that so much product or drugs have been lost".
After his arrest Harrington told police he would "be paying for this for the rest of my life," the police prosecutor said.
Harrington faces 11 charges, the most serious of which is drug trafficking.
Eight of the charges relate to the Tannum Sands seizure and a further three followed after a police raid on his residence in Cairns.
Coincidentally, this story came in today:
Ten charged with drug trafficking on Gold Coast - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Seems a major MDMA manufacturer has been busted on the Gold Coast. I wonder if they decided to raid these people early because maybe one of their runners rolled over?