Kimberly Sainsbury: Leppington woman caught with 13 small bags of cocaine, $3000

A woman stopped by police in Sydney’s inner city was trembling moments before she was busted with drugs and cash in her car.

Kimberly Sainsbury leaves Downing Centre Local Court on Monday after she was busted with 13 bags of cocaine in Redfern earlier this month.

A woman stopped by police in Sydney’s inner city was shaking and seemed “extremely nervous” moments before she was busted with 13 bags of cocaine and $3000 in her car, a court has heard.

But Kimberly Sainsbury’s lawyer has told Downing Centre Local Court the Leppington woman was not a dial-a-dealer.

The lawyer made that submission on Monday while entering guilty pleas, on Sainsbury’s behalf, to charges of drug supply and dealing with property that was the proceeds of crime.

Agreed facts state the 22-year-old was driving an MG in Redfern when a police car began following on October 11.

The MG slowed to below the speed limit, and police could see Sainsbury looking at them in her rear vision mirror.

Kimberly Sainsbury.

Police continued to follow and it appeared as if she slowed down to allow police to overtake her.

This prompted police to pull Sainsbury over, with the facts stating checks revealed “certain information in relation to drug supply, namely cocaine”.

Officers noted Sainsbury was “extremely nervous with her voice quavering”, and that her hands were shaking before she said she had been in trouble with police due to drugs and had previously used cocaine.

After being cautioned, Sainsbury revealed there were drugs “in the door” of her car.

Before ultimately being arrested, she revealed there were “about 15” bags.

Police later found 11 small resealable bags of cocaine in the driver’s door.

They then discovered two more small bags of the drug, along with $100 in cash, near the steering wheel, before searching the glove box and finding $2900.

Police noticed Sainsbury’s phone was “constantly ringing” while officers were speaking to her.

She was later taken to Mascot Police Station, with officers believing the cocaine and cash were signs she was “actively engaged in the supply of prohibited drugs” and the money was the “proceeds”.

But when deputy chief magistrate Theo Tsavdaridis asked on Monday if this was a “dial-a-dealer” situation, Sainsbury’s lawyer, Mohommed Bazzi, told the court it wasn’t.

The matter was ultimately adjourned until December for Sainsbury to complete a sentencing assessment report.