Dandenong dad Wayne Staff busted trafficking meth after terrifying Princes Hwy
A drug-dealing dad drove at high-speed, ran red lights and travelled on the wrong side of the Princes Hwy in a desperate bid to elude capture but crumbled when confronted by his canine captor.
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A drug-dealing dad busted trafficking meth after leading police on a terrifying chase through Dandenong has been jailed.
Wayne Staff, 28, was sentenced in the County Court on Wednesday to a minimum three years’ jail after pleading guilty to trafficking a commercial quantity of meth.
Staff was lit up after police spotted him a run a red light in Dandenong early on December 4 last year.
The desperado burned off down Lonsdale St towards Stud Rd in his purple Holden Commodore while being tailed by police.
Staff then drove through barriers and onto the opposite side of the Princes Hwy causing oncoming motorists to swerve out of the way.
Police ground units had already backed off Staff as the Airwing took up the pursuit.
Staff was spotted driving into a garage at an Anne St home.
Police converged and surrounded the property.
Investigators stormed the home and discovered Staff’s partner but the fiend was nowhere to be found.
A quick search of the home and Staff’s Commodore uncovered almost 200gm of meth, $1600 cash, credit cards and IDs in other names and a tick book.
Police with the help of the police dog discovered Staff hiding in the roof cavity.
Officers demanded Staff come down or they would sick their dog onto him.
“I’m scared of dogs,” Staff said.
Police backed the dog off and Staff came down.
Staff was hauled to Dandenong police station where he gave a “mostly no comment” interview.
He claimed the cards and IDs belonged to friends and some were found in a motel.
It was submitted Staff — who was also charged with multiple driving offences — was a “smart” person.
“He’s smart all right, no doubt about that, he’s smart,” Judge John Carmody said during last week’s plea hearing.
Staff, who appeared via videolink from prison, was jailed for a maximum four years and nine months.
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