Man charged over cannabis crop

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- Man charged over cannabis crop
- League clamps down on cannabis
- Corby’s dad linked to ‘drug dealer’
- Man in Pokey After Reporting Purloined Pot
- Drug-dealing teen given another four months for repeat offence.
- UC-Davis: Methamphetamine named No. 4 drug choice among UC-Davis-area…

Man charged over cannabis crop
NEWS.com.au – Jan 31, 2006
He will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on February 15 charged with one count each of possess cannabis and produce cannabis in excess. Police charged a 52-year-old Conondale man over the crop on January 14. He was charged with one count each of produce cannabis, possess cannabis and possess things used in the production of cannabis. He will appear in Caloundra Magistrates Court today. Share this article. au’, ‘ A SECOND man has been arrested over a large cannabis crop located near the Sunshine Coast.

League clamps down on cannabis
Sunday Times.au – Jan 31, 2006
getElementById(“print-logo”)){ document. getElementById(“print-logo”)… article-tools –> By Barry Dick and Dean Ritchie January 31, 2006 10:00pm ELITE rugby league players caught using cannabis will be banned for up to two years in the code’s first clampdown on recreational drugs. The NRL, which previously adopted a controversially soft approach to drugs not considered performance-enhancing, will name players who test positive to cannabis on a world anti-drugs Internet “shame file”. NRL officials last night confirmed marijuana users in senior grades now faced a 12-month suspension for a first offence, while repeat offenders would be thrown out of the game for two years. Until this year, NRL players testing positive to cannabis were ordered to attend club-sponsored counselling sessions but were not suspended. The new hardline approach was forced on the NRL when it adopted the World Anti-Doping Authority drug policy under the threat of losing Federal Government funding. “It is one of changes we have made in compliance with the WADA policy,” NRL communications director John Brady said. “Anything that reminds players about the importance of avoiding drugs is a positive.

Corby’s dad linked to ‘drug dealer’
NEWS.com.au – Jan 31, 2006
30 Report claimed last night that Corby’s Bali lawyers had rejected an offer from the Australian Federal Police to DNA-test the bag and the marijuana, after police had told them the results would be reported to the Bali police. Such a DNA test could have ruled out any connection between the marijuana in Corby’s bodyboard bag and the marijuana found on the property next door to her father’s property. Police are reported to have seized 5kg of hydroponic marijuana in plastic bags from the man’s sophisticated operation. The program said that while the close relationship between the two men was not evidence that the Corby family had ever had any involvement with the drug trade, it opened up further possible lines of investigation. The family have consistently claimed they are not involved in drugs, and continually protested Schapelle Corby’s innocence. Her 18-year-old half-brother, James Kisina, faced court earlier this month over his alleged involvement in a violent home invasion during which a couple was attacked with an iron bar and menaced with a machete before a large quantity of cannabis and cash was stolen. Police alleged the stolen drugs and money were later found at the Loganlea home of his and Corby’s mother, Rosleigh Rose… The program said that while the close relationship between the two men was not evidence that the Corby family had ever had any involvement with the drug trade, it opened up further possible lines of investigation. The family have consistently claimed they are not involved in drugs, and continually protested Schapelle Corby’s innocence. Her 18-year-old half-brother, James Kisina, faced court earlier this month over his alleged involvement in a violent home invasion during which a couple was attacked with an iron bar and menaced with a machete before a large quantity of cannabis and cash was stolen. Police alleged the stolen drugs and money were later found at the Loganlea home of his and Corby’s mother, Rosleigh Rose. The house is owned by Michael Corby. Mr Corby and the charged man, whom the program referred to as “Tony”, lived near each other and also worked together in the western Queensland mining town of Middleton in the early 1990s. A neighbour of the two men said they were friendly and “associated with each other all the time”.

Man in Pokey After Reporting Purloined Pot
San Francisco Chronicle – Jan 31, 2006
Hight, 23, at his mother’s home in Provo. He had a cut on his arm and blood-soaked pants. Police also recovered six ounces of marijuana at the home. Hight was arrested for investigation of burglary, theft and possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone with intent to distribute and booked into the Utah County jail.

Drug-dealing teen given another four months for repeat offence.
Free with registration – Europe Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 31, 2006
Drug-dealing teen given another four months for repeat offence. | Europe Intelligence Wire (January, 2006).

UC-Davis: Methamphetamine named No. 4 drug choice among UC-Davis-area…
Free with registration – America's Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 31, 2006
4 drug choice among UC-Davis-area students. ) Narcotics Enforcement Task, methamphetamine is the fourth most commonly sold and used drug by students in the county,.

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