Named: 20+ Sunshine Coast drug dealers who pleaded guilty to trafficking or supplying
Through targeted drug raids and police intercepts, detectives and local cops have been making a dent in the Sunshine Coast’s drug trade. We list some of the dealers sentenced in court in the past two years.
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Targeted search warrants and police intercepts have unravelled the latest wave of drug traffickers and narcotics suppliers on the Sunshine Coast.
Local police swooped on dozens of drug dealers across the popular tourist destination, with offenders being dealt with in the criminal justice system.
Coming from all walks of life including tradies, chefs and family men, these dealers admitted to their offences following guilty pleas.
Find out how these dealers landed themselves in court for trafficking or supplying drugs:
Angela Bridgette Gorrell
A pregnant Sunshine Coast hinterland woman has avoided a stint in jail after she was busted dealing marijuana to several customers over two years.
Angela Bridgette Gorrell walked free from Maroochydore District Court in December after admitting to running her own drug trafficking business from her home in Witta from October 2021 to October 2023.
The Witta woman’s operation was uncovered following a raid on her home on October 19 last year.
Crown prosecutor Rhys Byrne said police discovered a tick sheet which depicted a debt owed to her of $350.
Her phone was seized, and police found messages about drug deals to six people.
Police asked her to come in for questioning, where she said she “helped out” three or four people by selling marijuana over two years.
She was charged and later pleaded guilty in court to trafficking in dangerous drugs, possessing dangerous drugs and possessing utensils.
Defence barrister Lachlan Ygoa-McKeown said her drug dealing came in the context of a violent relationship which led to her dependence on marijuana, where she effectively supplied drugs to fund her own habit.
Mr Ygoa-McKeown said the pregnant Witta woman abstained from drug use, was remorseful and was seeing a psychologist.
She was jailed for two and a half years’, suspended immediately for three years.
Ricki Tawiti Pourau
A 27-year-old Kings Beach man busted over a months-long drug dealing operation had a heartbreaking reason for turning to the illegal activity, a court was told.
Ricki Tawiti Pourau was surrounded by family and friends when he appeared in the Maroochydore District Court in January.
The court was told police uncovered Pourau’s illegal business after they were called to his Kings Beach home for an unrelated matter on June 8, 2022, and searched the house after smelling marijuana.
Crown prosecutor Michael Andronicus said police found bongs, scissors and a grinder as well as a bag with 96g of marijuana hidden in a laundry cupboard.
Mr Andronicus told the court 159g of drugs were found altogether.
Pourau came home mid-search and had his phone seized by police, which revealed Pourau trafficked drugs at street-level over an 18-month period.
Text messages on his phone revealed Mr Pourau had planned to expand the business, and revealed he had attempted to sell LSD and MDMA.
Barrister Tracy Thorp told the court her client had later told a psychiatrist he started the business as an additional source of income to help support his family, and other messages in his phone showed several unsuccessful loan applications, applications for rental inspections and evidence he had been staying at various holiday homes.
Pourau pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, obstructing police, two charges of possessing property suspected of being used in the commission of a drug offence, possessing drug utensils, possessing drugs and two charges of supplying drugs.
Judge Glen Cash sentenced him to two-and-a-half years’ jail, with an immediate parole release.
Convictions were recorded.
Brooke Ashley Miller, Allister Charles Whatnall
A Buderim couple trafficked drugs out of their unit after their jobs were affected by the pandemic, a court was told.
Brooke Ashley Miller, 29, and Allister Charles Whatnall, 36, were surrounded by supporters in the Maroochydore District Court in May last year Thursday as details of their 14-month drug trafficking business were shared.
Crown prosecutor Rebecca Marks said the couple trafficked cannabis at street level out of their family home from August 2020 until they were undone in November 2021.
They referred to their illegal business as a “shop” and had up to 70 customers, Ms Marks said.
But their operation was brought undone following a police search of their unit on November 4, 2021.
Whatnall’s defence barrister Kevin Kelso said it was his client’s idea to start trafficking after his work as a plasterer was affected by the pandemic. Miller was not working at the time.
The trafficking profits paid for the children’s expenses and to keep a roof over the family’s heads.
Miller’s defence barrister Matthew Hynes said his client went into rehabilitation after she was arrested. They have both gone into full-time work.
They pleaded guilty to possessing anything used in the commission of a crime, possessing drug utensils, possessing dangerous drugs, receiving or possessing property obtained from trafficking or supplying, and trafficking dangerous drugs.
Miller also pleaded guilty to contravening a police order to provide information about a digital device.
Whatnall was sentenced to three years with a parole release date of February 4 this year. Miller was sentenced to three years with immediate parole.
Convictions were recorded.
Aaron William Birch
A Sunshine Coast concreter made a $10,000 drug sale among other dodgy dealings after he was released from prison for drug trafficking, a court has been told.
Aaron William Birch, 31, appeared in the Maroochydore District Court on December 7 last year where he pleaded guilty to six charges of supplying a dangerous drug, one of possessing a dangerous drug, one of possessing a thing used in connection of supplying a dangerous drug, and contravening an order about device information from digital device.
The court was told Birch had offered to deal someone prescription drugs on April 28, 2022, and later on an unknown date between May 4 and 8 sold someone three pounds (1.37kgs) of marijuana for $10,500.
Birch sold that same person one gram of cocaine and 40 millilitres of GBH, and was to split 15 pounds (6.8kgs) of marijuana with this person, but the deal was interrupted.
This was all uncovered when police seized Birch’s phone during a search of his home on May 9, 2022, though Birch refused to hand over his pass code.
Barrister Daniel Boddice said his client had a good childhood and was a “fantastic sportsman” at school, but was sent to prison for drug trafficking after a relationship breakdown and his mother’s death coincided with each other in 2019.
He was given a head sentence of three years behind bars with a parole release date of May 20, 2024.
Nicholas Mathew Rovere
A Gold Coast stepdad’s dodgy cocaine dealing business was exposed in a Sunshine Coast court, with the young man making thousands of dollars to help fund a meth habit.
Varsity Lakes man Nicholas Mathew Rovere, 26, was supported by his partner in the Maroochydore District Court in September last year where he pleaded guilty to possessing drugs, possessing anything used in the commission of a crime and nine charges of supplying drugs.
The court was told Rovere had sold various amounts of cocaine five times between June 2021 and January 2022, the biggest amount being one ounce for $8000.
He offered to sell it to other people on four other occasions, the court was told.
Crown prosecutor Joana Dias told the court Rovere was brought undone when police searched his home on February 8, 2022, and seized his phone.
Defence barrister Nicholas McGhee told the court his client was selling the cocaine to fund a meth addiction, which had spiralled out of control after his grandfather’s death in late 2022.
He was sentenced to 18 months behind bars, to be released on parole after six.
Convictions were recorded.
Jarra Hall
The inner workings of a cashed-up former teen drug dealer, who kept a number of drug addicts in supply through his dodgy business, has been exposed.
Court documents state Mountain Creek man Jarra Hall, 20, who appeared in Maroochydore District Court on March 30 last year, started a business peddling marijuana and occasionally Xanax between January 31 and May 21, 2022, after he lost his licence and could not continue to work as a plaster delivery driver. He was 19 at the time.
By the time the five-month business came undone, Hall had made approximately $14,000 in profits; with an extra $9550 in cash proceeds found at his home during a police search in May 2022.
Crown prosecutor Rebecca Marks said Hall tried to hide the cash from police and initially downplayed his involvement in the business, though came clean about his actions in a police interview later that day.
Defence barrister Robert Glenday said his client had difficulties with ADHD, had been badly assaulted previously and needed psychological assistance.
Hall pleaded guilty to trafficking, three charges of supplying drugs, possessing drugs, possessing property obtained from trafficking, possessing a thing used in the connection of trafficking drugs, possessing drug utensils and obstructing a police officer.
He was sentenced to three years’ prison with an immediate parole release date.
Christopher Aaron Lohmann
A court heard how a raid on a Sunshine Coast miner’s home uncovered his drug dealing side hustle where he would supply cocaine to his mates.
Christopher Aaron Lohmann, a local rugby player and father, had his minor cocaine side job busted by police following a search warrant on his home on September 12 last year.
Maroochydore District Court heard in September the 38-year-old turned to drugs during a “tumultuous chapter” of his life, following the end of a relationship, when he was charged by police.
Legal officer Liam Dennis told the court Lohmann’s phone was seized and analysed where six drug deals, involving either cocaine or testosterone, were found on the encrypted messaging application Threema, where he spoke to three separate users.
Mr Dennis said there was an aspect of commercial gain behind Lohmann’s deals where he was buying “not insignificant” amounts of cocaine to sell to others while using an encrypted application.
Defence barrister Patrick Wilson said his client’s offending was out of character and occurred during an “unusual” period of his life.
The barrister said Lohmann was able to source the drugs for himself, however, he had mates asking for drugs, and told the court the 38-year-old made no profits from the deals.
Lohmann pleaded guilty to 10 charges including six counts of supplying dangerous drugs was jailed for 18 months, suspended immediately for 18 months.
Oskar Bernard Birkmann
A Kunda Park spray painting apprentice operated a covert drug dealing business and grow operation for years until a targeted raid brought his offending to a halt, a court heard.
Maroochydore District Court was told this year in detail of Oskar Bernard Birkmann’s discrete drug trafficking side hustle after he pleaded guilty to multiple charges including four counts of trafficking in dangerous drugs.
In sentencing remarks published in September, Judge Glen Cash said the charges went back over a number of years but were only detected last year following a police search of a rented industrial premises at Kunda Park.
The court heard Birkmann used an encrypted messaging application to effect his deals.
Police raided Birkmann’s Kunda Park home where they found a hydroponic growing system which was cultivating marijuana, along with about 2kg of harvested cannabis.
Further chats on Birkman’s phone also uncovered the possible supply of amphetamine, while $6000 in cash and a bong were also uncovered among other items.
The court heard Birkmann was addicted to marijuana at the time following a prejudicial childhood, however had no prior convictions. He had since taken steps to rehabilitate himself from drugs.
Judge Cash sentenced Birkmann to three years’ jail with immediate parole.
Joshua Matthew Barr
A young Sunshine Coast drug dealer had his booming business uncovered after police saw an incriminating group chat appear on his phone when he was intercepted for a roadside drug test.
Sentencing remarks from the Supreme Court in Brisbane published this year reveal how Joshua Matthew Barr’s narcotic side hustle was blown open after he was intercepted by police while driving on February 23, 2023 on the Sunshine Coast.
Justice Tom Sullivan told the court t police saw a notification from a group chat called “Illicit Pharmaceuticals” pop up on the then 19-year-old’s phone.
Analysis of the conversation revealed the Nambour man was selling “street level” quantities of mostly marijuana to a customer base of 25 people.
Barr however would on sell “any and all drugs” available to him, with some drugs including LSD, meth, MDMA, marijuana edibles and pharmaceuticals.
In mitigation, Justice Sullivan said the Coles supermarket worker was diagnosed with some mental health conditions, co-operated with police, was youthful and had rehabilitated from drugs since being charged, which went in his favour.
Barr pleaded guilty to trafficking in dangerous drugs and was sentenced to three years’ jail but was given immediate parole.
John Lewis Jr and John Lewis Sr
An outdoor fridge has served as a pivotal part of a Sunshine Coast father and son’s drug dealing operation.
At the height of their enterprise, John Thomas Lewis Sr, 55, and John Thomas Lewis Jr, 30, supplied marijuana to multiple customers for more than a year from their home in Wurtulla.
Maroochydore District Court heard in August of the inner workings of their business after Lewis Sr pleaded guilty to five charges including trafficking in dangerous drugs, possessing dangerous drugs of 500g and possessing a thing used in connection with the trafficking of a dangerous drug.
Lewis Jr then pleaded guilty to five charges including trafficking in dangerous drugs, possessing dangerous drugs of 500g and using a carriage service to send indecent communication to a person under 16.
Crown prosecutor Alex Stark said the family team would source a pound, about 450g, of cannabis at a time for between $2900 and $3200, splitting the costs and effectively doubling the money invested by dealing.
The Crown prosecutor said Lewis Sr and Lewis Jr would use an outdoor fridge at their Wurtulla home to act as a collection point for their customers, with the men selling anywhere from a “quarter ounce” or about seven grams to an “ounce”, about 28g, at a time.
Their suburban drug trade fell into a heap following an investigation by police, with their drug dealing messages uncovered.
Defence barrister Scott Neaves, acting for Lewis Sr, said the 55-year-old was not a drug dealer “on the street corner” making huge profits, but rather supplied cannabis to sustain his own habit.
The court heard the father had health issues and trafficked drugs to those he knew with pain issues.
Lewis Jr’s barrister, Rob Glenday, said the 30-year-old fell into drug dealing due to financial stress due to patchy work as a landscaper.
Judge Michael Byrne jailed Lewis Jr for two years and nine months while Lewis Sr was jailed for two and a half years. Both men were given immediate parole.
Convictions were recorded.
Reubhan Mickeal Gary Ralph
An aspiring FIFO worker’s involvement as a courier in a Sunshine Coast drug syndicate has been revealed in court documents.
Reubhan Mickeal Gary Ralph, 27, was regarded as an “employee” in the cocaine enterprise between November 21, 2021 and May 14, 2022 where he would conduct deliveries and debt collection.
Remarks on Ralph’s sentence in the Supreme Court in Brisbane published in August stated the Peregian Springs man’s patch stretched from the Sunshine Coast down to the Gold Coast, where he would complete jobs in exchange for money or drugs.
The details of his drug dealing career were revealed following Ralph’s pleas of guilty to trafficking in dangerous drugs and two counts of possessing dangerous drugs.
Justice Elizabeth Wilson said the 27-year-old’s offending came to light following a police operation in 2021 and 2022 targeting drug dealing on the Sunshine Coast.
Ralph was not the primary target, however his two co-accused were.
The Peregian Springs man was identified as an “employee” in this hierarchy, with reviews of his telephone data allegedly revealing seven drug related transactions for his co-accused, and one drug delivery for the second co-accused.
Justice Wilson said this came crashing down in May 2022 following a search warrant on his Little Mountain home which found three grams of cannabis, two pipes, a grinder and an iPhone.
The court was told Ralph was also “indebted” to two co-accused to pay down his drug debts.
Ralph’s defence counsel characterised his involvement as “minimal” where he did not profit and only couriered for other alleged syndicate members, and had no actual customers himself.
The court heard the 27-year-old spent five months in custody leading up to his sentence on other charges, and also completed time in a residential rehabilitation program.
Ralph was jailed for three and a half years which was immediately suspended. He was also placed on a two and a half year probation order.
Geoffrey James Tennant
A Glass House Mountains man cemented in the “drug world” has found himself back behind bars after a raid on his home uncovered offers to supply meth and liquid fantasy.
Geoffrey James Tennant was no stranger to drug dealing after his six year jail sentence in the Brisbane Supreme Court in 2020 for trafficking meth.
Maroochydore District Court heard in August how the 36-year-old fell back into the narcotics game once again when police searched his Glass House Mountains home in May last year.
Legal officer Liam Dennis said during the raid Tennant gave police the pass code to his phone where two offers to supply drugs were discovered.
Mr Dennis said detectives found the earth moving worker offered to supply an ounce of meth for $5500 and an amount of GHB or liquid ecstasy for $3000 to a man named “Luke”.
The court heard Tennant spent about 15 months on remand serving another jail term up until his sentence in August after he pleaded guilty to multiple charges including four counts of possessing dangerous drugs and two counts of supplying drugs.
Defence barrister Angus Edwards said the supplies never eventuated, with the drugs found being for his personal use as it was known the 36-year-old battled with a drug addiction.
Mr Edwards said the Glass House Mountains man, who had a background in construction and earth moving, had been cemented “in the drug world” due to this substance use problem which led to his offending.
Judge Glen Cash jailed Tennant for 18 months’ and set a parole eligibility date for Monday.
This will run at the same time as his previous six year sentence for drug trafficking.
Craig Lawrence Heinecke
A Golden Beach man will be eligible for parole next year after a police sting uncovered his drug running business from the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane.
Court documents published in July revealed how Craig Lawrence Heinecke ferried drugs between the two cities through a meth courier business in mid-2022.
The 35-year-old was sentenced by Justice Tom Sullivan in the Supreme Court of Queensland at Brisbane after Heinecke pleaded guilty to 10 charges including trafficking in dangerous drugs, possessing a dangerous drug in excess of 200 grams and possessing property obtained from trafficking.
Heinecke was given a head sentence of seven years’ jail, with a parole eligibility date of March 12, 2025. Part of Heinecke’s time on remand, 232 days, was taken as time served.
Arthur Michael Vella
A former My Kitchen Rules contestant’s lawyer has stated his client’s caper as a “street level dealer” wasn’t exactly a “Scarface” operation after he was found growing and dealing his own marijuana crop.
Arthur Michael Vella, who shot to local stardom in 2011 after making it to the top nine of the Channel 7 reality cooking show, hugged supporters outside of Maroochydore District Court in April after he narrowly avoided going into prison for his foray into drug dealing in 2022.
The court was told by crown prosecutor Alex Stark the Buderim man made $33,450 in only six-and-a-half months by growing and selling marijuana from his home.
Mr Stark said the 55-year-old butcher had 35 regular customers at the height of his business, and was dealing to at least four people a day. He would sell from his home or make arrangements for them to collect.
A raid on his home on October 27, 2022 unravelled the operation where 22 marijuana plants were found in his garage as well as three pounds of cannabis in vacuum sealed bags.
He said $33,400 in cash was also found, which showed even though Vella’s operation was street level it appeared to be “pretty rewarding” over the six month period, the court heard.
Defence barrister Simon Lewis said the Buderim father started to grow marijuana for a relative due to a medical condition, and used it himself for anxiety.
Mr Lewis said the 55-year-old made a “terrible judgement call” however it was “not some sort of Scarface type operation”, referring to the cult film about the infamous Cuban drug lord Tony Montana, played by Al Pacino.
Vella pleaded guilty to seven charges including trafficking in dangerous drugs, producing dangerous drugs and possessing instructions for schedule two drugs and was sentenced to two and a half years’ jail.
This was suspended immediately for two and a half years.
Benjamin Garry Farrows
A construction supervisor’s meth side business has unravelled following a police raid on a yacht in an affluent Sunshine Coast suburb.
Detectives found incriminating drug supply messages on Benjamin Garry Farrows’ mobile following a search at a boat he was staying on at Minyama on November 3, 2022, the Maroochydore District Court was told in April.
Legal officer Liam Dennis said police found two ice pipes, however it was when detectives analysed the Minyama man’s phone they uncovered the nefarious ice deals.
From October 13 to November 2, 2022, Farrows supplied small amounts of meth twice and on two occasions offered to supply.
Defence lawyer Brendan Beavon said Farrows turned to drugs later in life after he suffered a horror arm injury in the workplace in 2019, which led him to abuse painkillers.
The court was told Farrows worked in construction as a site supervisor and building labourer and had a stable life with a partner. He has also made “inroads” into drug rehabilitation.
Farrows pleaded guilty to four counts of supplying dangerous drugs and possessing utensils or pipes and was jailed for 12 months.
He was granted immediate parole.
Kerian Iain Crust
A Caloundra machinery painter had his secret steroid dealing side hustle discovered in incriminating phone messages during a raid on his home, a court has heard.
Police swooped on Kerian Iain Crust’s home as part of a larger drug operation on May 19, 2022, where an analysis of his phone revealed he was moonlighting as a suburban anabolic steroid supplier.
In texts found by police, the 36-year-old supplied steroids 10 times to customers, discussed or made offers three times and on one occasion supplied $500 worth of cocaine between February 2021 and May 2022.
Defence barrister Damien Gates said Crust effectively supplied only four friends from the gym and didn’t make an income or run a business, where his customers essentially contacted him.
Judge Glen Cash stated references tendered to the court spoke of Crust’s good character, and cited how the 36-year-old made positive steps since his arrest by seeking out counselling.
The District Court Judge said the money involved was not “insubstantial” as it amounted to a few thousand dollars, but said there was no indication he was profiting from his enterprise.
Judge Cash said his offending was balanced on Crust’s good character, his rehab and community contribution.
Crust pleaded guilty to 14 counts of supplying dangerous drugs and was sentenced to 18 months’ jail, suspended immediately for 18 months.
Steve Francis Austin
A family man and business owner sobbed when he heard he narrowly escaped jail time after running a drug operation to pay off debt.
Steve Francis Austin appeared in Maroochydore District Court in July after he previously pleaded guilty to several charges including supplying drugs.
Crown prosecutor Alex Stark told the court the offending occurred in 2021 when Austin sold cannabis from his property for three months.
The court heard police searched multiple of his properties after officers had intercepted messages - many of which were in code - of seven customers who bought cannabis from Austin.
Mr Stark said he had up to 30 customers and about five different suppliers who he had sourced cannabis from.
Police also found $8700 in cash as drug proceeds and an extendible baton, the court heard.
Defence barrister Sam Di Carlo said Austin accepted his drug use had been a coping mechanism and Austin had gone completely “cold turkey” since the offending in 2021.
Mr Di Carlo said Austin began selling cannabis to pay off a drug debt when his business was struggling and was therefore not intended for personal profit.
He was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment with immediate release on parole.
Austin previously pleaded guilty to trafficking drugs, possessing property obtained from trafficking, possessing anything used in a drug crime and possessing dangerous drug.
Jamie Lee Clowes
A young woman narrowly avoided jail time for supplying and selling drugs for years after police found encrypted messages on her phone.
Jamie Lee Clowes, 23, pleaded guilty in the Maroochydore District Court in February to nine charges including trafficking drugs.
Crown prosecutor Elle Bolam told the court police conducted a search warrant at Clowes’ address on July 25, 2022 and discovered she had supplied cannabis to other people four times in 2019 and had been selling the drug from the age of 18 to 21 with a “large customer base”.
Ms Bolam said the “street-level” quantities sold ranged between 3.5g and 28g and she had offered to supply the drug 128 times.
Clowes lived with and cared for her father, aspired to study horticulture and made an effort to be free of cannabis, the court was told.
He sentenced her to two-and-a-half years of imprisonment wholly suspended for three years.
Clowes pleaded guilty to one count of possessing dangerous drugs, one of producing drugs, six of supplying drugs, two of trafficking drugs and one of possessing drug utensils.
Benjamin James Fischer
A court has heard of a 35-year-old man’s 10-year drug addiction as he was sent to jail for supplying an eight-ball of meth.
Benjamin James Fischer pleaded guilty in June last year in Maroochydore District Court to one count of supplying meth and one of supplying butanediol at Twin Waters.
Judge Glen Cash said he sold or supplied an “eight-ball” or 3.5g of meth and 10mL of butanediol
Defence barrister Lachlan Ygoa-McKeown told the court Fischer worked as a pool builder in a family business alongside his brother and father.
Mr Ygoa-McKeown said Fischer has since struggled in those 10 years with a drug addiction, and the offences occurred “within the context” of that addiction.
He was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment to be released on parole on August 8, 2023.
Zach-Matthew Sam Steadman and Dennis Michael Barrett
A pair of suburban drug traffickers have learnt their fate in a Sunshine Coast court after pleading guilty to operating a wholesale cannabis syndicate in 2021.
Zach-Matthew Sam Steadman, 26, and Dennis Michael Barrett, 54, previously pleaded guilty to their involvement in a Buderim drug trafficking syndicate on November 10, 2023.
Barrett was convicted of three charges including drug trafficking, possessing an item used in a crime and receiving property obtained from trafficking.
Steadman’s charges included trafficking, supplying and possessing dangerous drugs.
Crown prosecutor Genevieve Feely told the court while Steadman and Barrett’s charges related to the commercial supply of wholesale cannabis neither made a substantial profit.
Ms Feely told the court the third man involved in the wholesale trafficking was sentenced in late 2023.
Both Steadman and Barrett were given head sentences of three and a half years, each suspended immediately.
NO CONVICTION
Ben John Taylor
A Coolum Beach tiler has been outed as a dishonest drug dealer after police found a customer complaint about a meth deal on his lost phone.
When Ben John Taylor, 45, attended the police station for his misplaced mobile, he did not expect to be charged with supplying a schedule one dangerous drug.
Maroochydore District Court heard the 45-year-old admit to the charge after he pleaded guilty to the single offence on Wednesday.
Crown prosecutor Rhys Byrne said a member of the public handed Taylor’s lost phone into police after finding it on December 1 last year with officers combing through the device to determine whose it was.
Mr Byrne said police found messages between the Coolum Beach man and a woman about a crystal meth deal on November 21, 2023.
The court heard the woman sent Taylor a picture of a small amount of meth on a set of scales, which weighed 0.07g.
Judge Glen Cash said the woman was complaining about buying a point, or 0.1g, and getting a bit less than what she wanted.
Taylor came to police a few days later where he admitted to supplying the drugs to the woman but said he was not paid and was only “helping her out”.
Mr Byrne said there was no evidence there was money exchanged.
Taylor was sentenced to 80 hours’ community service with no conviction recorded.
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