Man avoids prison after discovery of underground drug lab bunker
A North Coast man caught with a drug lab concealed in an underground bunker at his home in a sleepy suburb has avoided jail-time. Here’s what happened.
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‘But I like it’: Man slammed for nude stroll through Byron Bay
A Byron man busted walking through the tourist town in his birthday suit in the middle of the afternoon says he thought it was fine after local nude beach closure protests.
Frog toxin victim ‘frothing at the mouth’
A North Coast woman who trained to become a kambo practitioner did not know about the risk of sudden death associated with the ritual using toxic secretions from a frog.
Man accused of wild Lexus bush bash police chase
A man allegedly led police on a wild cat and mouse chase through bushland while on bail and behind the wheel of a Lexus in northern NSW. He has been named and is due to face court.
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‘Didn’t hurt anyone’: Covid orders protester in firing line
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Man torches car after being turned away from brothel
A Tweed man set a car alight in the “ultimate act of dispossession” after he was turned away from a brothel on a boozy night.
‘Sophisticated’ drug enterprise stashed in shipping container
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‘Curiosity killed the cat’: Man didn’t last day before DV breach
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Byron Bowling Club worker forced to use alcohol interlock
A Byron Bay bowlo worker with a “terrible driving record” found himself in hot water during a run-in with police.
Man lands in court after horror drug trip
A young Sydney man has faced a Tweed court after police made a discovery during a worrying episode linked to a nasty drug trip.
‘Clumsy’: Woman had beers before drink driving
A Myocum woman in her 20s told police she was drinking beers before getting behind the wheel on a wet night in Mullumbimby, a court has heard.
Man raking in cash selling non-existent iPhones: Police
A man who has been charged with 20 counts of fraud after allegedly ripping off online shoppers can now be named after he faced a Tweed court.
Teen’s blowout after drinks at nan’s
An 18-year-old woman who drank vodka at her grandmother’s came unstuck when she popped a tyre on a gutter. And the trouble didn’t end there.
‘Get f***ed’: Social media prankster’s abusive tirade at water police
A social media prankster filmed himself unleashing an abusive tirade at a water police officer, later uploading the vision to his online following of more than one million people. Find out his explanation.
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