Shane Anthony Farnham trafficked meth on the streets of Dalby for one month

A 33-year-old man has fronted court after he dealt meth on the streets of a Western Downs town over the the course of a month.

A 33-year-old man who peddled methylamphetamine on the streets of Dalby for one month has been jailed for three years.

Shane Anthony Farnham had completed an 18-month parole period without offending but just two days after that order expired he was back involved in illicit drugs, Toowoomba Supreme Court heard.

Crown prosecutor Emily Coley told the court Farnham had dealt in street level amounts of 0.1g to various users over a month between November 10, 2021, and December 9, 2021.

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Farnham pleaded guilty to trafficking meth over that month as well as to supplying meth to another person on August 12, 2021, supplying cannabis on November 15, December 6 and December 8, 2021.

His barrister Jens Streit told the court his client had taken to using drugs when he had trouble explaining personal news to his family who are still supporting him.

The former Dalby State High School student has always been in employment since leaving school although he would lose his current job due to being jailed, he said.

Farnham’s dealing in drugs had been to support his own habit, Mr Streit said.

Justice Peter Callaghan sentenced Farnham to three years in jail but ordered he be released on parole as of December 14, 2023.

Originally published as Shane Anthony Farnham trafficked meth on the streets of Dalby for one month