A MAN was discovered to have a whole host of drugs and over $1300 cash in a plastic bag on the front seat of his car after he opened the door after police asked him for identification.
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Michael Glenn Manning, 26, of Lower Lewis Ponds Road, appeared in court before magistrate David Day after being found with 99 grams of cannabis, 25.7 grams of methamphetamine, three MDMA capsules, 9.7 grams of cannabis seeds, and 10 glass pipes.
He was also found with 0.7 grams of Xanax tablets, four 100mg tablets of Viagra, and $1330 in cash.
If you re-offend it will go to Community Corrections, and they take a pretty dim view of those who re-offend.
- Magistrate David Day
Police attended a Franklin Road address on August 6, 2018 for an unrelated matter where they found Mr Manning sitting in his car.
Officers approached Manning, who exited his car after being asked, and requested identification.
When Manning opened his car door to collect ID, officers saw a plastic bag containing what appeared to be "green vegetable matter", which was believed to be cannabis.
Solicitor Clive Hill said his client had been trying to turn away from drugs and had "taken it upon himself to enrol in counselling" but was unable to find a vacancy, and requested a Community Corrections Order to help wean Manning off drugs.
"He's a man that's dabbled in the supplying side of the drug industry [but] not very successfully. He's been pulled over and there's drugs all over the car and he's been unable to evade police," Mr Hill said.
Manning was found guilty of five charges relating to possession and supply of drugs, and was handed a 12-month CCO and an 18-month intensive corrections order by magistrate David Day.
"It's clear from the facts that he was funding his own habit, he was not in the business of supplying drugs for sheer profit," Mr Day said.
Mr Day said the orders carried the stipulation Manning was not to engage with or use drugs for 18 months, as well as regular supervision to ensure conditions were met.
"If you re-offend it will go to Community Corrections, and they take a pretty dim view of those who re-offend," Mr Day said.
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