Jack Thomas Parry, 19, sentenced in Yeppoon for dealing drugs and other crimes

A Capricorn Coast teenage drug dealer has been hit with a whopping $7400 in fines as well as other penalties after another police raid in a troubled Yeppoon street.

A teenage drug dealer busted at Yeppoon with more than 200g of cannabis as well as LSD, has escaped a jail sentence due to having no previous criminal history.

Jack Thomas Parry, 19, pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on September 1 to 11 charges, mostly drug related, including supplying dangerous drugs (x2), possessing dangerous drugs (x2) and producing dangerous drugs.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Kevin Ongheen said that on March 15, police received information that cannabis was being sold from a residence in William Street, Yeppoon.

In recent times other people to be busted during drug raids in William Street include Renee Ripeka Pirere, 53.

Sgt Ongheen said Parry was living at that residence, in a room in the “upstairs area”.

On the morning of March 23, police executed a search warrant at the property.

Sgt Ongheen said in Parry’s room, police found three large clip-seal bags of cannabis, weighing about 23g, 13.6g and 25.3g respectively.

The prosecutor said further, about 2.9g of cannabis was found under a couch.

Two more clip-seal bags were found, weighing about 73.5g and 63.6g, between the couch and the bed.

Sgt Ongheen said Parry claimed ownership of the 200-plus grams of cannabis and he told police that he purchased “half a pound at a time and bagged it up, depending on the type of cannabis”.

Jack Thomas Parry outside Yeppoon courthouse on September 1, 2022.

Parry told police that on March 20, he supplied a $20 bag containing 1.5g of cannabis to a friend, whom he did not identify.

Parry told police that two days later, he supplied a $50 bag containing 3 to 3.5g of cannabis to a friend, whom he declined to name.

He was also charged with and pleaded guilty to, possessing money suspected of being the proceeds of crime.

“(Parry) handed to police his wallet - it contained a large amount of cash,” Sgt Ongheen said.

“(Parry) stated the money was from ‘cashies’ he was doing at the moment for work, and some was withdrawn from savings, however he could not specify the monetary amounts.

“He stated that $70 of the money contained in the wallet was from the sale of cannabis on the 20th and 22nd of March, 2022. The $70 was seized by police.”

Sgt Ongheen said police also seized from Parry a large glass water pipe and other drugs utensils, and scales used to weigh cannabis.

Then on June 3, at 10pm, police on patrol in Yeppoon spoke to Parry who was driving a ute.

During a search of the vehicle, police found a clip-seal bag containing 1.09g of cannabis buds, as well as a container with 0.8g of cannabis leaf in it.

Further, police found a blister sheet containing 10 prohibited capsules, as well as the drug LSD.

On July 16, Parry again found himself on the wrong side of the law.

Police were patrolling the Farnborough area in a fully-marked troop carrier when at 1.25am, they saw Parry driving a Toyota HiLux.

Jack Thomas Parry outside Yeppoon courthouse on September 1, 2022.

Sgt Ongheen said police followed Parry at 100kmh, activated emergency lights and sirens, and flashed spotlights in an attempt to intercept him.

“(Parry’s) utility continued along Browns Lane before crossing and straddling the double white lines...police formed the reasonable opinion he was not going to stop - police have then discontinued the intercept.”

Sgt Ongheen said police later found the vehicle parked in a driveway on Norpine Road, Bungundarra, where they located Parry and spoke to him.

Parry was charged with an evasion offence.

The court heard that Parry had no criminal history and no traffic record.

Acting Magistrate Ron Muirhead said prison was within range for Parry’s offending and that was accepted by solicitor Krissy Cummins who ultimately sought fines, probation and community service.

Ms Cummins said Parry had a troubled youth and his mother was in court in support of him.

She said since the offending, Parry had moved back to live with his mum and dad again, and he was working a full-time job.

Ms Cummins said Parry’s employer was aware of the police charges and they intended to keep him employed “into the future”.

Mr Muirhead fined Parry $7200 for the evasion offence and issued a further $200 fine.

He disqualified Parry from driving for two years.

Parry was also placed on 18 months’ probation and ordered to perform 100 hours of unpaid community service.

No convictions were recorded.

Originally published as Jack Thomas Parry, 19, sentenced in Yeppoon for dealing drugs and other crimes