Delilah Jean Simpson, 34, guilty of supplying meth and cannabis in Gladstone while on parole
A Judge has reflected on the “prophetic” comments about a Gladstone woman’s drug-related offending as she returned to supplying meth and cannabis while on parole. See the full details.
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A Gladstone mother with a significant history of supplying meth has once again been sentenced for “spreading the misery” of addictive drugs.
Delilah Jean Simpson, 34, pleaded guilty in the District Court of Gladstone last week to a number of drug-related charges, including supply and possession of dangerous drugs, namely methamphetamine.
The sentence included 12 supply charges on varying dates between 22 June 2021 and 6 July 2021 to nine different buyers.
The supply and intent to supply charges included selling 1.5 grams of meth for $650, and a gram of cannabis for $25.
Simpson also pleaded guilty to summary offences for possession of a pipe and scales in her vehicle and the very next day was intercepted in a vehicle where she tested positive to driving with methamphetamine in her system.
During police questioning, Simpson admitted there would be text messages on her phone relating to the sale of drugs, but said it was not for a commercial purpose and was for friends when they did not have access to the substances.
When this was found to not be the case, Simpson said she was in debt and being abused, and that she was essentially forced back into selling drugs.
She previously went before Rockhampton’s Supreme Court in 2017 where she pleaded guilty to what a prosecutor then described as one of the most detailed, calculated, and sophisticated drug businesses they had ever seen.
During the 2017 sentencing, Simpson received a head sentence of five years in jail but was eligible for parole in March 2019.
Judge Craig Chowdhury reflected on the “prophetic” remarks of Justice Duncan McMeekin in his sentencing of Simpson in 2017, where he said that if she did not learn her lesson she’d probably be back before the court one day.
After her release on March 4 2019, she was placed back into police custody on July 6 2021.
Prosecution summarised Simpson’s “significant” criminal history but outlining that she had 11 separate court appearances for 26 different offences.
Judge Chowdhury said the defendant had a mixed response to parole in the past, as well as noting a number of brief hiatuses before returning to drug-related offending.
Simpson was sentenced to a further two years imprisonment, taking into account 239 days of time already served, and was disqualified from driving a vehicle for four months upon release.
Judge Chowdhury said supplying dangerous drugs had a devastating impact on not only the individual but the entire community.
“You’re a living example of the absolute devastation amphetamines cause to people in this community,” Judge Chowdhury said.
“You of course, have spread the misery by selling it to others and getting other people addicted, it’s just an appalling situation,” he said.
Simpson will be eligible for parole on April 1, 2022, with significant delays in processing by the parole board factored into that date.
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