Tyson Wynne: Gympie builder jailed for drug operation
A Gympie builder was driven into the dark embrace of methamphetamine following the death of his father, a court has heard.
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A Gympie builder has been jailed after a search of his backyard shed uncovered commercial quantities of cannabis, MDMA and methamphetamine, as well as a slew of other drugs, including cocaine, Diazepam and a slew of prescription medication.
Tamaree man Tyson Ashley Wynne, owner since 2018 of T. Wynne & Sons Concreting & Construction, pleaded guilty in Brisbane Supreme Court to 18 drug-related offences.
Most seriously, they included commercial quantities of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 drugs, producing a Schedule 2 drug, cannabis, possessing instructions on the production of cannabis, and multiple charges of possessing drugs.
The court heard all 18 offences were uncovered during a police search warrant of his Tamaree residence on March 5 last year.
Within his backyard shed, officers uncovered: 72g pure methamphetamine, valued between $18,000-$48,000; 13g pure MDMA, values between $4000-$4500; 1.3kg of cannabis; 50 cannabis plants; a book on how to grow cannabis; small quantities of cocaine and tetrahydrocannabinol; a weapon; a number of prescription medications for which he had no prescription; ammunition; and a variety of drug paraphernalia.
Diazepam was also discovered inside his house.
It was accepted the drugs had a commercial purpose.
Defence counsel Simon Lewis told the court his client was driven to the use of methamphetamine by the trauma associated with the death of his father on Valentine’s Day in 2018 from cancer.
“He found methamphetamine helped him focus on his work,” Mr Lewis said.
He said Wynne was a good worker with a background in carpentry, bricklaying, tiling and concreting, who opened his own business in 2018, specialising in the laying of house slabs.
Justice Helen Bowskill sentenced Wynne to five years’ imprisonment, suspended after serving 12 months.
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