Ashley Blues: Neutral Bay beautician sentenced for cocaine possession

An early morning firearm search in the north shore ended with a young beautician being caught in the crosshairs of police after three bags of cocaine was spotted in her walk-in wardrobe. See why they were there.

Ashley Blues (white pants) leaving Downing Centre Local Court on Nov 16 2022 after being sentenced for cocaine possession

Police officers were carrying out an early morning firearm search on Sydney’s affluent north shore when a young beautician was caught in their crosshairs for an entirely different offence.

On Wednesday, Neutral Bay woman Ashley Blues, 28, fronted Downing Local Court after pleading guilty to possessing three grams of cocaine.

Facts tendered to court lay out how a police search pursuant to a Firearms Prohibition Order ended with the discovery of cocaine in a walk-in wardrobe.

Blues was never the subject of the Firearms Prohibition Order.

She was living in the Neutral Bay apartment with her now ex-boyfriend, who was subject to the order, the court heard.

Ashley Blues leaving Downing Centre Local Court on November 16.

About 6am on September 2, when police were searching the apartment, they entered the bedroom where they found the cocaine, a court heard.

“Police located a plastic money bag that contained three zip lock bags which each contained cocaine in a drawer in the walk-in wardrobe of the master bedroom,” court documents state.

“(Blues) made full admissions that the cocaine was hers and that it would be cocaine … (she) indicated that the cocaine was for herself and that it would have been from her birthday.”

Blues (left) smiled as she left the courthouse.

In court, Blues’ defence lawyer said his client’s offence was at the lower end of objective seriousness and the drugs were only located due to the Firearms Prohibition Order her then boyfriend was subject to at that time.

“She’s moved on now and she’s moved on from that negative influence in her life,” the defence said.

Magistrate Philip Stewart noted Blues had already been before the courts in relation to affray. She was not convicted for that offence, but her conditional release order expired in March.

On Wednesday Mr Stewart convicted Blues and fined her $750.

“Stay away from drugs Ms Blues,” he warned as she left the courtroom.