Student among eight charged over drug supply with 118 caught in possession at Sydney festival
Neuroscience student Abbey Spurr on a five-day visit to Sydney is now an accused drug dealer courtesy of a police crackdown on Australia Day raves in the city’s east and west. Eight people were charged with drug supply, with another 118 caught in possession at a Sydney music festival.
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A neuroscience student on a five-day visit to Sydney is now an accused drug dealer courtesy of a police crackdown on Australia Day raves in the city’s east and west.
Police charged eight people with drug supply and caught another 118 in possession between the Hardcore Till I Die festival at Sydney Olympic Park and Electric Gardens event in Centennial Parklands.
South Australian neuroscience student Abbey Spurr, 19, appeared via audiovisual link in Parramatta Bail Court today, wearing prison greens from Amber Laurel correctional centre.
Police allege Spurr had 48 MDMA capsules on her when they stopped her at Hardcore Till I Die at 6.40pm. She was charged with supply prohibited drug.
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She told magistrate Price she was in Sydney to attend the festival an see friends and wanted return to Adelaide where she was studying at the University of South Australia.
“I go to lectures in the evening after work … I’ll being working a bit less hours so I can fit it in around uni,” Spurr said.
Mr Price allowed bail on the condition Spurr report three times a week to police in Adelaide and attended her next court appearance in Sydney on February 6.
Mitchell Bradley, 21, was allegedly caught with 33.83 grams of cocaine when eastern suburbs Highway Patrol stopped the car he was in at Queens Park at about 2.30pm.
Prosecutors said Bradley had “cocaine strapped to his person” and it was “pure luck” police caught him before he reached the gates to Electric Gardens.
The court heard drugs were also allegedly stashed in the glovebox of the car Bradley and a woman were travelling in — both allegedly had considerable cash in their wallets. He was charged with possess and supply of prohibited drug.
Prosecutors argued they had a strong case against Bradley on the basis of text messages found on his phone and the amount of drugs recovered.
Bradley’s mother burst into tears as magistrate Carl Milavanovich denied his release application.
His case was adjourned to Waverley Local Court on Wednesday.
Mount Pritchard man Beaumont Tran, 25, was allegedly caught trying to supply 110 MDMA capsules at Hardcore Till I Die, when police also allegedly found him with a knife, a Valium tablet and $630 cash.
Tran was charged with supply prohibited drug (MDMA), possess prohibited drug, goods in custody suspected being stolen, recklessly deal with proceeds of crime, possess/attempt to prescribed restricted substance and custody of a knife in a public place.
One Hardcore Till I Die reveller who police said had “an entire bottle of Jim Beam and MDMA in his system” allegedly hurled a glass bottle, striking a young woman in the head.
Isoa Rabuatoka, 18, allegedly punched a security guard in the face before picked up the glass bottle and throwing it. The bottle missed the guard, striking an 18-year-old woman.
Mr Milavanovich said “a sliver of glass has been imbedded in her head”.
He has been charged with reckless wounding, commmon assault, assaulting police and resist or hinder police officer in the execution of duty.
He was denied bail.
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