Jake Hansen: Redlands plumber guilty of coke, steroids bust

A Redlands rising star of the industry was using cocaine “almost daily” at one point, Brisbane Supreme Court heard.

A Redlands plumbing supervisor with aspirations of owning his own business stocked up big on cocaine and steroids in advance of a week-long boys’ trip, Brisbane Supreme Court has heard

Redland Bay man Jake Anthony Hansen, 26, pleaded guilty on Thursday to six drug-related offences, most seriously possessing more than three times what the Criminal Code Qld defines as a commercial amount of cocaine.

The court heard the offences were discovered as a result of a search warrant executed on July 22 last year.

Inside Hansen’s unit, police discovered two clipseal bags brimming with white powder.

Analysis revealed a total weight of 17.15g of substance, of which 7.07g was pure cocaine.

Redland Bay plumber Jake Anthony Hansen, 26. Picture: Instagram

Police also discovered a quantity of clipseal bags and digital scales; nine boxes of preloaded testosterone syringes, one box of which was open and had its contents partially consumed; a bottle of synthetic research drug stenabolic; a bottle with 54 tablets of anabolic substance ibutamoren; a 30mL bottle of trenbolone acetate (a steroid); and an iPad containing tick sheets and incriminating messages indicative of drug sales.

Defence counsel Marcin Lazinski told the court his client became involved with cannabis at age 18 and by 22 was using cocaine “almost daily”.

This habit had regressed somewhat by the time of Hansen’s charges although he was still a “frequent” user, Mr Lazinski said.

He said the quantity of cocaine, which had a mixed personal and commercial use, was explained as stocking up in bulk in advance of a week-long holiday with friends because it was “cheaper”.

Mr Lazinski said his client had been diagnosed with ADHD and had an “unfortunate upbringing”.

“He’s abstained from cocaine now and accepts it simply can’t be a part of his life,” Mr Lazinski said.

Justice Thomas Bradley said character references showed Hansen was a “conscientious and valued” employee who had been with his current employer for about four years, rising to a supervisory role.

“On the whole you’ve dealt with (your challenges) very successfully,” Justice Bradley said.

He did qualify this, however, by telling the court it was a “very bad start” to go straight from essentially no criminal history to the Supreme Court.

He sentenced Hansen to 18 months’ imprisonment with immediate court-ordered parole.

Originally published as Jake Hansen: Redlands plumber guilty of coke, steroids bust