Woman who dreamt of being an Olympian had meth lab in family shed
An illicit meth lab was found in the back shed of her family home along with 250 grams of pseudoephedrine.
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A mum who dreamt of being an Olympic swimmer had an illicit drug lab hidden in her back shed.
Tracey Ellen McPherson, 33, pleaded guilty at Sandgate Magistrates Court to possessing the restricted drug pseudoephedrine and possessing drug utensils.
The court hear on May 20, 2019 police raided McPherson’s family home where she lived with her partner and kids.
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In a metal shed outside the house police found an illicit methylamphetamine lab including burners and drug paraphernalia, some of which had McPherson’s fingerprints on them.
Police found 253.89 grams of liquid pseudoephedrine in the shed.
McPherson told police she did not make drugs in the lab, but knew it existed and she had touched the products inside she had been doing “what she was told”.
The court heard McPherson had been a high-level swimmer as a teenager and hoped to qualify for the Olympics. But her dream was dashed after she had to have a back operation after which she was diagnosed with depression.
She started using drugs in about 2013 and is now homeless and a regular meth user.
McPherson was placed on probation for two years, a conviction was recorded.