Drugs

Highway patrollers slam district drink driving
Drink drivers, drug drivers, speedsters and unlicensed drivers have raised concerns for Colac Highway Patrol officers during the Labour Day long weekend.

Criminal conviction for cannabis possession
A Colac district man who ditched his drugs in a bush after police spoke with him has received a criminal conviction and must donate $1000.

Elliminyt man arrested for alleged drug ring
An Elliminyt home has been searched and a 22-year-old arrested as police swooped on an alleged ketamine drug ring in south-west Victoria.

Concreter caught carrying cannabis
A Colac district concreter caught carrying a traffickable amount of cannabis has avoided a criminal record.
Rehab or jail for Colac man
A Colac man has until the end of the month to get into a drug rehabilitation clinic, otherwise he’ll be detoxing in prison for his driving offences.
Drug driving dad avoids conviction
A father who was caught driving under the influence of drugs will take the train to work for the next 12 months.
Police press drug charges
Police have charged multiple people with drug offences at a music festival near Cressy, unrelated to a pill testing trial at the site.
Man smuggled pills into prison
A former Colac man who smuggled drugs inside his body before going into custody will spend the next two months in prison for a range of offending, including a Colac burglary.