Steven Bell and Anna Resnyansky sentenced for drug trafficking after Adelaide hotel bust

A drug-dealing former couple caught in a hotel room with a $40k of meth in the safe have been sentenced, with one being spared jail.

A drug-dealing former couple caught in a hotel room with $40,000 of meth and tick lists have been sentenced, with one being spared jail.

Steven Thomas Bell and Anna Resnyansky were motivated by profit during their short-lived relationship which was fuelled by drugs.

During Resnyansky’s sentencing last week, the District Court heard police stopped a car she and Bell were in on June 30, 2020.

They found 14.4g of mixed methamphetamine in the car and 2.35g in Bell’s bum bag.

After noting the couple had access cards, police searched an Adelaide hotel room and found $8600 and 53.6g of mixed methamphetamine in a locked safe.

Steven Bell was jailed for drug trafficking. Photo: Facebook

Anna Resnyansky was sentenced to home detention. Photo: File

The court heard the methamphetamine was valued at up to $44,000 if sold by the gram.

Resnyansky’s phone was seized and police found a number of drug-dealing messages on Facebook.

The prosecutor told the court during sentencing submissions it was evident by the large amount of drugs and tick lists the duo were motivated by profit.
Bell, 32, of Macclesfield, and Resnyansky, 38, of Woodville North, pleaded guilty to two counts of drug trafficking.

Stacey Carter, for Bell, told the court her client met Resnyansky, who was also a drug user, and they started a “very short-lived” relationship.

“He engaged in a relationship with her purely because she had access to drugs,” she said.

The court heard Bell had a significant drug addiction from a young age but was motivated to turn his life around after marrying his wife, who was a positive influence on him.

The court heard Resnyansky had longstanding issues with drugs stemming from personal tragedies but had turned her life around and was now drug free.

Judge Rauf Soulio said trafficking methamphetamine was a serious and dangerous crime.

He sentenced Bell earlier this month to three years and five months jail, with a non-parole period of one year and five months.

Resnyansky was sentenced to three years and six months jail, with a non-parole period of one year and seven months.

Due to her employment and good rehabilitation efforts, Judge Soulio ordered she serve the sentence on home detention.