Daniel Stewart Toon charged with trafficking meth in Mackay
A magistrate has reconsidered his demand for Queensland’s Police Commissioner to appear in a regional court for an alleged meth trafficker’s case.
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An order requesting the Queensland Police Commissioner to appear in a regional court for an alleged Mackay meth trafficker’s case has been vacated.
Daniel Stewart Toon, 43, is facing nine charges including trafficking methylamphetamines between August 2020 and January 2021 and aggravated drug possession.
It is alleged the offending occurred in October 2019, and between August 2020 and January 2021 in Mackay.
Late last month, Magistrate Damien Dwyer ordered Commissioner Katarina Carroll to appear in his court and explain why one of her officers allegedly failed to follow another magistrate’s directions pertaining to the case.
Mackay Magistrates Court heard an order had been made for unredacted documents to be produced, which had not been complied with by the specified deadline.
Commissioner Carroll had been ordered to appear in court on July 7, but Mr Toon’s case was listed for mention on Monday.
Sergeant Paul Cramp told the court he had the documents and handed up multiple sealed envelopes to Mr Dwyer.
As a result, Mr Dwyer vacated the court order for the police commissioner to appear.
Barrister Joshua Morris, instructed by McKays Solicitors, said this result had been at a considerable cost and inconvenience for his client, who was remanded in custody, to which Mr Dwyer agreed.
However Mr Morris said there was no application for costs.
The matter was adjourned to August 9 for a directions hearing and Mr Toon’s appearance was excused.
The QPS was contacted for comment about this matter but declined to comment because the case was before the courts.
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