WOMAN BUSTED HIDING ICE IN HER BRA:

A WOMAN was busted trying to hide ice in her bra in a failed bid to protect her drug dealing boyfriend.

Jessica Murray was in a hire car with her partner, Patrick Sharma, when the pair were nabbed as they sat parked on The Esplanade in North Shore on February 28 this year.

The Geelong Magistrates’ Court heard an eagle-eyed policeman noticed the Melbourne couple acting suspiciously when he decided to tap on their window about 5pm.

After telling the pair to exit the vehicle, an ice pipe was discovered in Sharma’s pocket, while 7.11g of ice was found stashed in Murray’s bra.

Police prosecutor Senior Constable Jacki Davis said a search of the vehicle also uncovered cash, scales and a bundle of clear ziplock bags that were consistent with drug dealing.

Officers also seized Sharma’s phone which further implicated him in trafficking, with photos showing drugs packaged and ready for sale.

Sharma, 31, pleaded guilty yesterday to trafficking ice, drug possession and failing to answer bail; while Murray, 29, pleaded guilty to a charge of drug possession.

The court heard it was not the first time the pair had been caught in a car with drugs.

Sen-Constable Davis said police also busted them in Docklands on June 23 last year when they found Sharma with 1.32g of crystal powder, believed to be ice.

Defence lawyer Wendy Gibbons, representing Murray, told the court her client was a mother of two who had spent one night in custody over the Geelong drug bust.

Matt McLellan, acting for Sharma, said his client spent 91 days on remand before being granted bail in May.

He said Sharma was originally from Fiji and that his life began to unravel when he started experimenting with illicit drugs in 2010.

While Magistrate Michael Coghlan acknowledged Sharma had been in the grips of a drug addiction, he warned him that his ice dealing could have led to harm and anti-social behaviour.

“It comes at a great cost to the community — and people in Geelong and other areas — because of the ongoing criminal activity it creates,” Mr Coghlan said.

Sharma was fined $500 and jailed for three months, but walked free due to time already served.

Murray was fined $400 without conviction.