Steaven and Donna Polak receive suspended jail sentences in Adelaide Magistrates Court for drug trafficking

Two street level drug-dealing siblings busted with more than $12k of meth – which they sold to fund their own drug addictions – have narrowly avoided jail.

Siblings Donna Leee Polak and Steaven Wayne Polak have narrowly avoided jail. Pictures: Facebook

A brother and sister who started selling methamphetamine to fund their own addiction to the “dreadful drug” have narrowly avoided jail.

Murray Bridge siblings Steaven Wayne Polak, 38, and Donna Leee Polak, 33, narrowly avoided jail after they were sentenced for a methamphetamine bust.

Magistrate Simon Smart told the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday police attended a Murray Bridge property on June 16, 2019 where Donna was living and her brother Steaven stayed periodically.

“In your bedroom police located a handbag containing $60 cash, a plastic resealable bag containing 12.3g of a substance, containing 9.8g of methamphetamine,” Mr Smart said while sentencing Donna.

The court heard police also found multiple plastic resealable bags and ice pipes.

Donna Polak was given a suspended sentences for drug trafficking. Picture: Facebook

“The value of the methamphetamine is $6150,” Mr Smart said.

“A Samsung phone was seized from you – that contained messages consistent with having engaged with small, street level drug transactions.

“You were a heavy user of the drug and you were selling methamphetamine to fund your habits.”

The court heard Donna, a former hairdresser who now works in a food outlet, was introduced to the drug in a former relationship.

She had recently been accepted into a drug rehabilitation program.

Both siblings had previously pleaded guilty in the Adelaide Magistrates Court to trafficking methamphetamine.

Mr Smart then sentenced Steaven.

“In the garage to the house police located a plastic resealable bag containing 12.6g of powder, containing 10.3 of a methamphetamine in a small locked toolbox in a locked cupboard,” Mr Smart said.

The court heard police also found plastic resealable bags, ice pipes and valued the cost of the methamphetamine between $6300 – $12600.

Mr Smart said Steaven, who works as a labourer, was selling the methamphetamine to friends and social acquaintances to also fund his own habit.

Mr Smart sentenced both Polaks’ to two years jail, with a non parole period of 14-months.

The sentence was suspended on a 18-month good behaviour bond of $500.

“This is a dangerous drug, highly addictive which underlines much of the offending seen by this court,” Mr Smart said.

“This is a dreadful drug and you don’t want to be using it in the years to come because you’ll surely go to jail.”