Emma Jane Facey faces drug possession charges after two separate police searches

While Toowoomba police were conducting a search for a missing person they uncovered something else entirely, a court has been told.

While police were stopping vehicles in their search for a missing person they discovered something completely different, a court has been told.

Toowoomba woman Emma Jane Facey appeared in Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Monday where she pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing dangerous drugs, possessing utensils for use and contravening a direction of police.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Julia Wheaton said that on June 30 this year police were investigating a report of a missing person when they stopped a vehicle, where Facey was a passenger in the back seat, and 2.9g of cannabis was discovered.

The court was told Facey was issued a notice to appear in court, as well as a notice to have her identification recorded, however by July 31 she had failed to front to Toowoomba police station.

Sgt Wheaton said police attended a property on Saturday, July 31 to execute a search warrant on an unrelated matter and found Facey as well as a handbag with her ID, 1.8g of cannabis and a glass pipe.

Facey told police the handbag was hers, but she was “unaware” how the drugs and pipe made it in her bag.

Facey’s solicitor Claire Graham said the drug offences were at the lower end of the scale, and were within the range of fines.

Magistrate Howard Osborne convicted Facey and fined her $600.