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Lucy Rutherford has been an Adelaide court reporter since 2020. Prior to that she worked for mastheads in Queensland, including the Roma Western Star and Sunshine Coast Daily.

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Adelaide man charged over alleged $20m cocaine import plot09-09-2020 - Some of the packages found inside one of the safes.Some of the packages found inside one of the safes

AN0M messages reveal alleged $20m cocaine plot

Two men arrested in Operation Ironside for their alleged links to a multimillion-dollar cocaine importation ring have been granted bail.

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1/1/14 District Court. Adelaide Court Exteriors. (Roger Wyman)

Charges dropped against women accused of elderly abduction

Charges against two women accused of abducting an elderly woman from a carpark have been dropped on the day of a scheduled trial.

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Andrew Hockley was granted bail in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Photo: Facebook

Man allegedly offers ex $20k over serious criminal charges

A man arrested on serious criminal charges allegedly offered his estranged wife – who recorded their conversations – $20,000 to get the allegations dropped.

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Shocking drug criminals to go through Adelaide courts in 2020.

Named and shamed: SA’s shocking drug criminals

From an ice trafficker busted in his underwear to a contraband smuggler – drugs were key to these offenders’ crimes. Here’s what happened when they faced court.

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