Frankston Magistrates Court: Elisha Green busted with drugs, stolen cards, fake $50
A Frankston woman busted with drugs, stolen credit cards and a fake $50 note told police the counterfeit cash was “Monopoly money”.
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A Frankston woman told police a fake $50 note in her purse was from a Monopoly game when she was found in a drug induced state on a Frankston North street.
Elisha Green fronted Frankston Magistrates Court on Monday to face charges of being in possession of drugs, stolen property and counterfeit money.
She pleaded guilty to the charges.
The court heard that Green and her co-accused were stopped by police while walking in Frankston North about 12.50am on September 26, 2022.
There was an outstanding warrant for Green and she appeared unsteady on her feet, with “glassy eyes”.
When she was first intercepted by police a small, clear plastic bag containing a small amount of a crystal substance fell from her pocket.
A further three similar bags fell from her pockets during a police search.
The substance was later found to be methamphetamine.
The search also revealed bank and credit cards in the names of three different people and a counterfeit $50 note in Green’s purse.
During an interview at Frankston police station she said the three small bags containing meth that fell from her pocket were “a trick”.
When asked about the credit and bank cards she said that one of the cards belonged to a former house mate and the rest she “found on the ground”.
Green initially told police she thought the $50 note was “Monopoly money” and then that it was Australian currency.
The court heard that Green suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and had been taking antipsychotic drugs for seven years.
She currently lived with her mother but was hoping to secure alternative housing and had also applied for NDIS support.
The court was told that the drugs seized were a “tiny amount” and that there were no allegations that Green had been involved in the original theft of the credit cards, which dated back to incidents in July 2016 and August 2022.
The fake $50 “would not have been mistaken for real money” and there were no allegations that Green had tried to use it.
Magistrate Christina Windisch fined Green $150 and wished her all the best.
“I hope you’re getting the support you need,” she said.
“You don’t want to be coming back to court again.”
