CQ man busted with small amount of marijuana
The man was charged during a search of a Blackwater address.
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A police search at a Blackwater address led to a Central Queensland man being charged with possessing dangerous drugs.
Owen James Brunker pleaded guilty in Rockhampton magistrates Court on June 7 to the single charge.
Police prosecutor sergeant Melissa Campbell said police executed a warrant at an address in Blackwater about 4.30pm on April 21.
Sergeant Campbell said police detained Brunker and found a clip seal bag containing 0.7g of marijuana.
She said Brunker told police the marijuana was for personal use and he intended to smoke it.
Brunker was fined $700 with no criminal conviction recorded.
Originally published as CQ man busted with small amount of marijuana
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