Elizabeth Vale teen Dylan Daniel Bradwell to be sentenced next month for supplying drugs to child

A ‘foolish’ dealer caught with over 1400 fake Xanax tablets during a raid sold some of the dodgy pills to a child in state care, a court has heard.

A northern suburbs teenager caught with 1400 fake Xanax tablets during a raid also sold some pills to a child in state care, a court heard.

Dylan Daniel Bradwell, 19, made the “foolish decision” to start selling drugs after his work hours were significantly cut.

Bradwell was arrested in May following a raid of an Elizabeth Vale home which unearthed 1400 fake Xanax tablets in his bedroom along with $2765 cash.

Parcels and packages of pills in lots of 10 and 20 tablets were seized.

The court previously heard a 13-year-old, who was unconscious for five hours, was one of three teens who overdosed on the fake Xanax pills.

Dylan Bradwell sold fake Xanax to a 16-year-old girl in state care. Picture: SA Police

Dylan Bradwell will be sentenced next month for commercial drug trafficking. Picture: SA Police

It emerged in the District Court on Tuesday that Bradwell was not linked to supplying the fake Xanax pills, which were actually Clonazolam, to that child.

Clonazolam is more than twice as strong as Xanax, and is a potent combination of clonazepam and alprazolam - approved medications for treatment of panic disorders, insomnia and anxiety.

However, the court heard Bradwell, who was “highly motivated by profit” supplied pills to a 16-year-old child in state care.

A prosecutor told the court because Xanax was no longer available to buy in Australia, the fake tablets have strong ties to the dark web.

The Elizabeth Vale man pleaded guilty to supplying drugs to a child and commercial drug trafficking.

Alan Braley, for Bradwell, pushed for a suspended sentence for his client, due to his young age and no criminal history.

Mr Braley said at the time of his client’s offending the company he was working for as a solar technician was struggling during Covid-19 and his hours were significantly reduced.

“This provided the catalyst for his foolish decision to transition from simply using Clonazolam to dealing Clonazolam as a means of earning some form of income,” he said.

Mr Braley said Bradwell admitted to selling Clonazolam to the 16-year-old girl but never suspected her to be underage.

“At no point did the defendant supply the Clonazolam to the youth who had suffered an adverse reaction,” he said.

The court heard Bradwell was remorseful for his offending and had work available to him when released from custody.

Judge Anthony Allen will sentence Bradwell, who is in custody, next month.