Bradley Proud: Moe meth dealer jailed after assaulting cop, drug offences

A Moe drug dealer who punched a cop had Viagra, a plastic plunger, ecstasy and a metal scoop in his backpack, a court has heard.

A Moe drug dealer busted with 29 bags of meth and $50,000 in cash has been jailed for five years after punching a cop in the face, a court has heard.

Bradley Proud, 26, was sentenced in County Court on Wednesday after earlier pleading guilty to charges involving trafficking, knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime and resisting and assaulting emergency workers.

The court heard, the new father was busted with 391.42 grams of meth packaged into 29 zip lock bags as well as $53,365 cash, and wants to change for his son.

Proud grew up watching his mum sell drugs to “survive and support the family” before getting involved himself.

In October 2021 nine months after he was released from jail for previous trafficking offences, Proud was spotted by police riding a Suzuki motorbike on Coalville Road in Moe.

The court heard he has never held a motorcycle licence and was seen a short time later running from the abandoned bike down Wirrana Drive.

Police caught up with him on foot before Proud threw his motorcycle helmet at them and punched one officer’s nose, causing it to bleed.

He was arrested and taken into custody.

Police also found an ecstasy pill, pills believed to be Viagra, GHB, four glass pipes, a plastic plunger, a metal scoop, a phone and a spare SIM card in his backpack.

Judge Kevin Doyle said his previous time behind bars should have indicated to Proud the “seriousness” of his offending.

“He found out he was a father behind bars... and is going to miss the early years of his child’s life,” he said.

Proud has served 178 days of pre-sentence detention and will be eligible for parole in three years months.