Sonia Kay Doeuk pleads guilty to six counts of drug trafficking after northern suburbs bust

A meth-addicted mother and business owner’s “sophisticated” drug dealing side hustle was uncovered after her bank accounts revealed $50,000 of suspected drug sales.

A mother faces immediate jail after she became hooked on meth and became a serial drug dealer.

Sonia Kay Doeuk’s illegal hustle was exposed after $50,000 of suspected drug sales were transferred into her bank accounts.

Timisha Ward, for the prosecution, pushed for immediate jail for Doeuk in the District Court on Tuesday, saying she was running a relatively sophisticated and ongoing commercial enterprise.

“The trafficking offending was repeated twice while Ms Doeuk was on bail for the earlier trafficking offending,” she said.

Ms Ward said approximately $50,000 from suspected drug sales was transferred into Doeuk’s bank accounts between April and December 2019.

The court heard close to $4000 was found during the three searches of Doeuk’s home, along with 26g of methamphetamine valued up to $7800.

Police attended and searched Doeuk’s Lightsview home in October 2019.

They found MDMA, marijuana, methamphetamine, various mobile phones and tick lists as well as other drug-dealing indicators.

The court heard police attended Doeuk’s property a couple of days later and found further amounts of methamphetamine.

Sonia Doeuk pleaded guilty to multiple counts of drug trafficking. Photo: Facebook

Sonia Doeuk turned to methamphetamine after tragedy in her life. Photo: Facebook

“They located the accused lying face down, foaming at the mouth – they suspected she was suffering from a drug overdose,” a prosecutor said during an earlier bail application.

Doeuk was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment.

“She told police she had taken some medication for hayfever and that’s why she felt dizzy,” the prosecutor said.

Police then attended Doeuk’s Salisbury Downs property in August 2020 and located methamphetamine thrown into a bin, empty resealable bags, tick lists and $770 cash.

Doeuk, 44, pleaded guilty to six counts of drug trafficking and one count of possessing a controlled drug.

Former cafe owner Sonia Doeuk.

She was sentenced to $800, 18-month good behaviour bond in November 2021 after being caught with prescription drugs and other people’s identification and bank cards.

During sentencing submissions, the court heard Doeuk’s life spiralled when her partner died by suicide in 2017.

The mother-of-four and former cafe owner was introduced to drugs and she began taking methamphetamine.

On Tuesday, Judge Rauf Soulio adjourned Doeuk’s charges until July, where her lawyer will make submissions.