Nigel Row Row caught with meth at Railway Hotel Yeppoon

A gaming room CCTV camera at a Central Queensland hotel helped police catch a meth offender in possession of the illicit drug.

Police used gaming room CCTV footage from Railway Hotel Yeppoon to identify a drug offender. Generic image.

A man was busted for meth possession after police used a gaming room CCTV camera at a Central Queensland hotel to identify him.

Nigel George Row Row, 42, pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on December 15 to possessing methamphetamine.

Police prosecutor Stacey Bain said on November 3 about 11.15pm, Row Row entered the gaming room at Railway Hotel Yeppoon.

Ms Bain said Row Row sat on a chair for a short period of time while talking to two other people.

She said a “small brown purse” fell out of Row Row’s pocket onto the seat.

Row Row then left the gaming room and a staff member picked up the purse which was handed in to police.

Ms Bain said the purse contained an unused syringe and a clip-seal bag with a small amount of methamphetamine in it.

The court heard that police viewed CCTV footage to identify Row Row.

It was told that Row Row had previous drug offending on his criminal history.

Solicitor Ashley Reynolds said Row Row was currently receiving Centrelink benefits.

Magistrate Cameron Press placed Row Row on 12 months’ probation with conditions.

Originally published as Nigel Row Row caught with meth at Railway Hotel Yeppoon