Lukas Askew Litynski pleads guilty to meth trafficking

A Mackay meth trafficker who has spent about six of the past seven years behind bars ‘brought about by (his) own actions’ has been jailed for more offences, including peddling ice and cocaine.

A Mackay meth trafficker who armed himself with a gun to collect a drug debt has been jailed for a raft of offences including peddling ice and cocaine.

Lukas Askew Litynski has spent about six of the past seven years in jail as the 26 year old went from a teen with an ice addiction to recidivist offender.

Mackay Supreme Court heard of his latest crime spree, the majority of the 17 charges occurred between January and February 2020 when he was trafficking meth for about six weeks and all while he was on parole.

Lukas Askew Litynski pleaded guilty in Mackay Supreme Court to 17 charges.

Litynski pleaded guilty to 17 charges including trafficking and supplying drugs including meth, cocaine and steroids, and aggravated drug possession (meth).

The court heard one of the most concerning aspects of his offending occurred in February 2020 when he obtained a firearm to collect an outstanding drug debt.

Litynski was also busted with 18.555 grams of pure meth in 27.106 grams of substance and $8240 in cash of unsourced income suspected of being drug sale proceeds.

“You were prepared to sell any type of drug that was available to you to sell,” Justice David North said.

The 26 year old has spent about six of the past seven years in jail.

Defence barrister Paul Rutledge, acting for Litynski, pushed for three years jail with a fixed release date to avoid a crushing penalty, because his client had been behind bars so much, including spending 735 days in custody on remand.

Mr Rutledge said his client was exposed to drugs at a young age and began using pills and marijuana at 14, as well as drinking a lot.

The court heard in his later teens a girlfriend introduced him to methylamphetamines and Mr Rutledge said his client had told him, “That’s when my life began to fall apart.”

His mum was diagnosed with terminal cancer, his relationship broke down and he tried to take his own life, ending up in hospital for two weeks – he turned to drugs and his addiction spiralled, the court heard.

Lukas Askew Litynski was jailed for 4.5 years for a raft of offences including trafficking meth, supplying cocaine, possessing a huge amount of meth.

“I recognise that having spent about seven years of your adult life to date in custody is apt to be destructive on your life,” Justice North said, adding it had to also be recognised this was “brought about by your own actions”.

Justice North found a three-year jail term would not properly reflect the seriousness of the offending.

Instead Litynski was jailed for 4.5 years with parole eligibility after 18 months, which was deemed time already served.

He can apply for parole immediately.