Young mum stored drugs

A GOLD Coast mum who stored a massive amount of drugs for her boyfriend has narrowly missed spending time in prison.

Jodi Norma Alice King allowed her partner Cameron Trotter to use their Biggera Waters home and two sheds she had rented in Ashmore to store the drugs ice, fantasy and ecstasy.

King, 26, yesterday pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court of Queensland at Southport to three counts each of permitting use of place for drug trafficking and supplying a dangerous drug, and one count of possessing dangerous drugs.

Justice David Boddice sentenced her to two-and-a-half years in prison and immediately released her on parole.

Crown prosecutor Gary Churchill said the pair was caught after a 10-month police operation between August 2015 and May 2016.

“For a three-month period (King) assisted by permitting him to store large amounts of drugs at his house and two other storage sheds in King’s name,” Mr Churchill said.

“She also supplied drugs to his customers on three occasions.”

A search of the pair’s home and the storage shed found 157g of pure ice, 6kg of pure fantasy

MDMA.

Police also found $14,000 in cash.

In May, Trotter was sentenced to nine years in prison for his part as the wholesaler.

“She allowed him to use the house and storage sheds,” Mr Churchill said.

“The business was a large one and she was acting on his behalf with the supplies (of drugs).”

Defence barrister Claire Boothman, of Legal Aid Queensland, said King was “inexperienced” and a “novice”.

“She was concerned she had given a customer too much and was not sure about the price she had charged,” she said.

Ms Boothman said King had a child about nine months ago. She said King was concerned how a term on parole would affect her ability to take the child to visit Trotter in prison. In Queensland criminals on parole are not allowed to visit prisoners.

Mr Boddice said his concern was with community safety. He said allowing her home and the storage sheds to be used for drugs storage was very serious.

“Trafficking of drugs cannot take place with the place to store those dangerous drugs,” Mr Boddice said.

Convictions were recorded on all charges. and 24g of pure