A 60-year-old man arrested after a wild ride through the Launceston CBD with another man in June was fined $1200 in the Launceston Magistrates Court for drug possession.
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Gamdur Singh Dhillon, of Mowbray, pleaded guilty to a range of drug charges including supplying and possession of a controlled drug, possession of a controlled plant, unlawful possession of property and two counts of driving with drugs in his system.
Police prosecutor Jack Fawdry said that Dhillon was arrested at about 12.20pm on June 21 this year on the corner of Lindsay and Goderich streets.
The car's tyres had been spiked and was driven on the rims along several Launceston streets after being observed by police from Exeter.
Dhillon was sitting in the passenger seat of the white BMW driven by Newstead man Luke Jack Walker which was seized and towed to the Launceston police garage
Dhillon had a small ziplock bag in his shoe and when the car was searched four ziplock bags weighing 2.46g was found.
Mr Fawdrey said that Dhillon said in an electronic interview that all the methylamphetamine belonged to him.
But a police search of his home in Marlin street found three nags of cannabis and seven bags of methylamphetamine.
Mr Fawdrey said he told police that he used ice when he was bored or needed to stay awake.
"He told police that he injected ice with a syringe into the crook of his elbow," Mr Fawdrey said.
The court heard that he bought five points of ice at a time at a cost of $300 sometimes supplying two points to friends.
In a separate raid on June 14 police seized drugs and several bongs for using cannabis.
He had been a drug addict for ten years and had arrived in Tasmania six years ago to look after his mother.
Defence counsel Andrew Lonergan said Dhillon had no prior offences.
He said it had been eight days since Dhillon used drugs.
Magistrate Sharon Cure said it was always concerning when someone had a drug addiction.
She fined him $1200 and disqualified him from driving for six months-three months on each count of driving with a prescribed illicit drug in his system.
Mr Walker was charged with aggravated evasion of police, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, several traffic offences, nine counts of breach of bail and firearm offences.
He was remanded in custody and is due to appear on August 30.
Nick Clark
I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers.
I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers.
