Pair nabbed with drugs, Taser, fake money in Rye police raid
A young couple barely out of school have been nabbed with a smorgasbord of substances — including horse tranquillisers, LSD, ecstasy, magic mushrooms and Valium — hidden in their Peninsula bedroom.
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A young couple caught dealing a cocktail of drugs was also found with thousands in ill-gotten cash, fake $100 notes and a Taser in a police raid on their Peninsula property.
The peddling pair was nabbed in a bust at their Rye home with a smorgasbord of substances including psychedelics, hallucinogens, uppers, downers and horse tranquillisers.
Drug squad officers discovered LSD, ecstasy, magic mushrooms, Valium and ketamine hidden in their bedroom.
They also located iPads and iPhones containing drug-dealing transactions, nine fake $100 notes, $5520 in cash and a Taser.
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Zoe Booth, 18, and Brodie Sims, 20, pleaded guilty to eight drug, proceeds of crime and weapons charges at Dromana Magistrates’ Court last Thursday.
The court heard police raided the Rye house on July 2 this year.
They found bags of LSD, magic mushrooms, ketamine, Valium pills, a Taser, counterfeit currency and a bundle of cash.
Both were arrested and admitted drug trafficking.
In court, Booth’s lawyer said her client only got into the drug scene because of her relationship with Sims.
She said Booth, who was crying during her hearing, was extremely remorseful and regretful, no longer took drugs and wanted to get her life back on track.
She said her client was a hospitality worker at a local hotel and had planned to study for a career in aged care.
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Sims’ lawyer said his client had been in the Navy but struggled, and took to drugs when he was discharged.
He said the couple dealt drugs to their mates to supplement their meagre incomes.
The lawyer said Sims, who works at a pizza shop, had not used drugs since the incident.
The Taser was for Sims’ protection and the counterfeit notes had been given to him for drugs that he “was ripped off over”, the lawyer said
Magistrate Gerard Lethbridge said two young people dealing drugs and possessing a large amount of trafficking cash, fake money and a weapon was very serious.
He stood both cases down so the pair could be assessed for community corrections orders.