Akaroa man found guilty on drugs charge

Press, 25 November 1980, Page 4

Akaroa man found guilty on drugs charge

An Akaroa fisherman' wasi put on probation for 12; months and ordered to carry: out 100 hours of community, work by Judge Bisphan when he appeared for sentence in the District Court yesterday on a charge of possessing heroin. Kenneth Wayne Martin,: aged 23, had earlier admitted: and was convicted of the of-1 fence which took place on! iOctober 25. ! At the earlier hearing the j Court heard from the policei: [prosecutor that Martin had; travelled to Christchurch by! air from Auckland but that | ■on arrival his suitcase was; imissing. i i The defendant had told the airline that the case contain-! ed $2OOO worth of jewellery) ,and .$760 in cash. When the case was recovlered, having been accidently I off-loaded at Wellington, it I was found to contain two 1 plastic bags containing a [white powder.

i In explanation Martin (Mr ;M. F. McClelland) had told : the police he had paid $500; ■for four grams of heroin ini Auckland? CHARGE DENTED j A charge of threatening to; kill a woman was denied by| a 32-year-old freezing work-i ■er. Lewis Hepi. who faces ani (additional charge of assault-i ling the woman, was re-! jmanded on bail to January! |22 for a defended hearing on! ■ both charges. 1 ; The alleged offences are [said to have occurred on [November 16. I NINE MONTHS JAIL I Geoffrey Carlile Norris. iaged 34, a labo trer, was sent to prison for nine; months, when he appeared; for sentence on two charges of burglary. Norris had admitted and been convicted of burgling a house from where a colour

television set and a tape recorder, to a total value of • $l3OO. were stolen; and of i breaking and entering the New Brighton premises of iHalleristein Bros.. Ltd. from I where property, to a total ■value of $16,000, was taken i on November 15. I In addition to the jail term Norris (Mr S. G. Barker) was put on probation for 112 months. | Wayne Mark Andrews, (aged 19, t labourer (Mr W. [Rosenberg), was remanded ■ on bail of $2250 to January 29 for a defended hearing and Terence Michael Burke, aged 29, unemployed, (Mr S. G. Barker) was remanded on bail to December 19 for the taking of depositions. Both defendants are also ■charged with breaking and i entering Hallensteins on November 15. FURTHER REMAND Christopher Mark Berry, aged 24, who faces 20

ej charges of false pretence inf volving 53564. was further f remanded without plea to • : December 1. fi Berrv is alleged to have i obtained stereo equipment, Uclothes and jewellery after r (writing false cheques. i The alleged otiences ocl.curred in September. -i Bail was granted in the r High Court after his last court appearance. •I THEFT ALLEGED Il A man was further re/■manded to January 22 for lithe taking of depositions on .■charges of stealing women’s .j underwear valued at $24,247 11 from his employer over a ? ■ period of 13 months, and receiving three pairs of shoes, 7 (valued at $49 when he ilknew they were stolen, in - August. The remand- was sough: by the police. The defendant was granted a continuation . of bail, and interim suppres--0 sion of his name.