Tamara Gibbett found guilty of two counts of drug trafficking after a trial

A drug dealer now awaits her fate after she couldn’t fool a judge that she didn’t occupy the bedroom where thousands of dollars of MDMA and fantasy were found.

A drug dealer now awaits her fate after a judge found she was responsible for the MDMA and fantasy found during a police raid.

Tamara Brooke Gibbett, 32, was found guilty of commercial drug trafficking and drug trafficking following a judge-alone trial.

In his published reasons, Judge Paul Muscat rejected her counsel’s claim that there wasn’t enough evidence to prove she occupied the bedroom where the drugs were found.

During a search of a Seaford Rise property on June 19, 2020 police found 22 MDMA capsules, a water bottle containing 607g of fantasy and a homemade taser in a bedroom.

The MDMA was valued at over $2000 and the fantasy was worth up to $3000.

Tamara Gibbett was found guilty of drug trafficking. Picture: Facebook

The court heard a man, who was in another bedroom, was present during the search, while the granny flat appeared to be occupied by another male.

At the time the police attended the property Gibbett was in custody, having been arrested earlier that morning on other charges after she was detected driving in the vicinity of a known drug address at Dover Gardens.

She has pleaded guilty to those offences, including providing false or misleading details to the police and driving while disqualified.

Prosecution alleged that Gibbett was the sole occupant of the bedroom where the drugs were found, as she was leased to the property.

Gibbett’s counsel argued during trial that there was no direct evidence as to who occupied which rooms at the property, as well as there being no fingerprint or DNA evidence.

However, Judge Muscat said he was satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the only reasonable inference open was that Gibbett solely occupied the bedroom where the drugs were found and therefore was in possession of them.

“Rather, as the walk-through video reveals, the items in the bedroom are what might be expected if a female occupied the room, namely jewellery, skin care products and notably female clothing,” he said.

Judge Muscat also noted there was a Mother’s Day card on the bed from one of Gibbett’s children.

Gibbett will face sentencing submissions next month.