Drugs
Mum issues warning after Colac drink spiking
A worried Colac mum has warned the community to be on the lookout after someone spiked her daughter’s drink while out in Colac.
Magistrate’s message
“Drugs are a poison; a cancer.”
This was the message Magistrate Franz Holzer told a Colac man in court this week after police found a large quantity of drugs in his home.
Guilty plea in drugs charge
A Colac father of three must pay an $800 fine after Colac police seized 55 grams of cannabis from his home.
Loss of licence after drug test
A Colac man who failed a drug test will have to wait until September to get his driver’s licence back.
Dad must complete drug driving class
A speeding P-plater says the joy his son has brought him has changed his attitude to drugs, but a magistrate has ordered him to undergo a drug driving program.
Guilty plea for motorist
A Colac woman caught driving under the influence of cannabis will treat her problem through a drug-based community correction order.
Licence revoked for learner driver
A learner driver who was doing twice the speed limit while evading police has lost his licence for 18 months and must undertake a community correction order to treat his drug problem.
Drug driving penalty
A farmer who was driving under the influence of cannabis has lost his licence for 12 months and must pay a $450 fine.