Kathrina Mary Bills pleaded guilty to supplying dangerous drugs

A drug dealing granny’s illicit stash was discovered in her grandson’s bedroom when police raided a Maryborough unit.

A drug dealing granny whose illicit items were found stashed in her five-year-old grandson’s bedroom has narrowly avoided going to prison.

Kathrina Mary Bills, 52, pleaded guilty to seven counts of supplying dangerous drugs when she faced Maryborough District Court on Monday.

The court heard the unit where Bills was staying was raided by police on August 13, 2020.

The warrant was for another person at the residence, but Bills’ offending was uncovered, the court was told.

In the bedroom occupied by her five-year-old grandson, police found drug utensils owned by Bills, including a bowl, a water pipe and scales.

The charges arising from the discovery of the drug utensils had been dealt with in magistrates court, the court heard.

A phone was also located during the search.

Bills told the officers she “hadn’t been dealing for some time” but eventually gave the passcode for the phone to police.

Kathrina Mary Bills, 52, pleaded guilty to seven counts of supplying dangerous drugs when she faced Maryborough District Court on Monday.

The messages on the phone revealed she had been supplying drugs, including one supply of cannabis and six of meth.

The amounts were all low, between 0.1 grams and 0.5 grams, and her offending was described as street level, unsophisticated and done to support her own drug habit.

She had a lengthy criminal history and had a long association with drugs, the court was told.

It heard Bills had left Maryborough and moved to Bundaberg, where she was helping her daughter care for her grandchildren.

She had also sought counselling for her drug dependency.

Bills was given an 18 months jail sentence, but was given immediate release on parole.