Alleged ice dealer’s bid for freedom

The alleged meth dealer’s myriad of health issues has seen his bid for freedom granted, despite him being arrested twice in two weeks.

The man is facing a number of drug-related charges.

An alleged Coffs Coast meth dealer’s myriad of health issues has seen his bid for freedom granted in court this week, despite him being arrested twice in two weeks.

Adam Peter Fahey was arrested by police on March 6 after he was allegedly found in possession of 27g of methamphetamine and money that he had allegedly made from drug deals.

He was charged with drug supply, two counts of drug possession and dealing with proceeds of crime and was granted conditional bail at Kempsey Local Court to live at Bowraville.

However, Mr Fahey found himself back in custody – just two weeks after his arrest – after he was allegedly searched and caught with ice yet again. The small amount of ice was allegedly for his own use.

A white-haired, bearded Mr Fahey appeared in the dock at Coffs Harbour Local Court on Monday, as flooding had prevented police from transporting him to a court location closer to Bowraville.

Mr Fahey stared straight ahead as the prosecution argued for his bail bid to be refused.

“He was placed on that bail as recently as March 6 and he’s already in breach of it by this fresh offending,” the prosecution told the Magistrate Ian Rodgers.

“If he’s still sourcing methamphetamine then that certainly increases the risk of him committing further offences to support his drug use.”

However, the court heard Mr Fahey was plagued by a number of health issues including diabetes and high blood pressure. He had also suffered a series of strokes and was involved in a serious car crash in November which caused him to suffer serious damage to his spleen.

His lawyer Peter Davies said Mr Fahey was in a “state” when they had met that morning.

Mr Davies also told the court that Mr Fahey should be granted bail as he was the carer for his son, who had suffered severe brain damage from an accident.

Magistrate Rodgers decided to continue Mr Fahey’s conditional bail, despite a history of offending.

“He had some matters in 2015 and 2016, and nothing until these matters. Those gaps in offending show he does have an ability to stay stable,” he said.

Mr Fahey will appear at Kempsey Local Court on April 26.