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Kurt Russell Sunderland was busted by Gladstone police sitting with a mate in front of drugs and paraphernalia

What Gladstone police uncovered during a search warrant on an Auckland Street address will shock you.

Kurt Russell Sunderland, 21, pleaded guilty to two drug offences in the Gladstone Magistrates Court on Monday.
Kurt Russell Sunderland, 21, pleaded guilty to two drug offences in the Gladstone Magistrates Court on Monday.

A police search warrant on a Gladstone Central address uncovered drugs and paraphernalia, a court heard.

Kurt Russell Sunderland, 21, pleaded guilty to possessing dangerous drugs, possessing property suspected of having been used in connection with the commission of a drug offence and possess utensils or pipes that had been used.

Police prosecutor Kelvin Boyd said police attended a unit on Auckland Street, Gladstone to execute a search warrant on June 17 about 12pm.

He said Sunderland itting on the lounge with another man.

Mr Boyd said police found clip seal bag which contained about 5.7 grams of marijuana, a manual silver grinder, a manual rainbow coloured grinder and a pair of scissors on the coffee table in front of them.

He said there was also a white electric grinder with marijuana remnants at their feet and a used glass water pipe on the floor nearby.

“The defendant stated the items belonged to the other man, however, he was aware that it was all there and he did smoke some of the marijuana,” Mr Boyd said.

“The defendant stated he used marijuana for his anxiety but had no lawful reason for possessing the property.”

Mr Boyd said Sunderland had entries of a like nature on his criminal record and his penalty should reflect that.

Magistrate Bevan Manthey convicted and sentenced Sunderland to two months imprisonment, suspended for two years.

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