Ecstasy trafficker jailed in Hobart after police found up to $90K in drugs equating to 1815 tablets

A 30-year-old man has been jailed after he was found with massive quantities the notorious party drugs of MDA and MDMA, with a street value of more than $90,000.

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A HOBART man will spend nine months in jail after police raids of his car and home uncovered enough MDA and MDMA to make almost 2000 ecstasy tablets.

Jacob Anthony Burdon, 30, faced the Supreme Court of Tasmania this week after pleading guilty to trafficking a controlled drug as well as minor offences in using cannabis and cocaine.

While sentencing, Justice Michael Brett said police searched Burdon’s car during March 2018, then subsequently searched his home.

They found 398.8g of MDMA and 55g of MDA, which the judge said equated to 1815 ecstasy tablets with a street value between $72,000 and $90,750.

He said Burdon conceded he was transporting and concealing the drugs for the purpose of selling them, but said a significant amount was intended for his own use.

Justice Brett said Burdon had a longstanding drug problem and a number of prior drug convictions.

In 2014, he was briefly jailed for receiving a traffickable quantity of Ritalin in a portal delivery.

“This was also a situation in which you intended to use a significant amount of that drug for your own use, but intended to sell some to recoup its cost,” he said.

Burdon was jailed for 18 months, dated back to December last year, with a nine-month non-parole period.

Justice Brett also ordered that Burdon pay the $6090 cost of drug analysis.

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