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Bail for 63kg Commercial Drug Importation
Our client is a 26 year old Columbian national who, before his arrest, was in Australia on a student visa. He is charged with importing 63 kilograms of methamphetamine from Mexico and Columbia into Australia, in contravention of section 307.1...
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All Clients Charged with Drug Possession during Harbourlife Avoid Criminal Convictions
The Harbourlife Music Festival on 8th November 2014 led to a large number of arrests for drug possession. On 5th December, our Senior Lawyers each represented 3 clients who pleaded guilty to drug possession in Downing Centre Local Court. Our...
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Drug Charges Thrown Out of Court
Our 26 year old client was charged with supplying 2.4 grams of cocaine, and a ‘backup’ charge of drug possession, after police located drugs and drug paraphernalia including electronic scales and resealable bags in a kitchen cupboard at his one-bedroom...
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Client Avoids Criminal Conviction after Drug Supply Charges Reduced to Drug Possession
Our 21 year old client was charged with drug supply after police observed him smoking crystal methylamphetamine (‘ice’) through a glass pipe in the driver seat of his car. Police searched the car and located more ‘ice’ in a small...
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Successful District Court Severity Appeals for Drug Possession Charges
Two young men and one young woman who pleaded ‘guilty’ in Deniliquin Local Court to numerous charges of ‘drug possession’ have had their convictions overturned on appeal to Downing Centre District Court. The charges arose after police applied for a...
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Client Avoids Conviction Despite Supplying 16 Ecstacy Tablets
In Downing Centre District Court, our 24 year old client from Rydalmere was given a ‘section 10 bond’ despite pleading guilty to supplying 16 ecstacy tablets and possessing amphetamines. This means that she avoids a criminal conviction altogether. She is...
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Drug Supply Charges Dropped
All drug charges have been dropped after our defence lawyers successfully argued that the prosecution evidence against our client was not strong enough to go to a jury trial. Our client is a 42 year old man from Waterloo who...
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Drug Supply and Proceeds of Crime Charges Dropped
All charges were withdrawn and dismissed in Downing Centre Local Court for our 30 year old client from Italy after the analysis of the alleged prohibited drugs came back negative. Police observed our client approaching several people and selling capsules...
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No Conviction for Man Charged with Supplying Ecstacy Tablets
The Magistrate in Downing Centre Local Court was persuaded to discharge our 24 year old client without recording a criminal conviction against him despite being found in possession of 8 tablets of MDMA (‘ecstacy’). Police approached our client in a...
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Drug Possession Charge Thrown Out Due to Illegal Search
The Presiding Magistrate in Downing Centre Local Court dismissed charges of ‘drug possession‘ against our 29 year old client after police searched his car illegally. Our client was pulled over after he allegedly exceeded the speed limit and drove ‘recklessly’....
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