A 23-year-old man accused of possessing and supplying commercial quantities of drugs and more than $47,000 cash in a hotel room has made his first physical appearance in court after being released on $10,000 bail two weeks ago.
Zachariah Thorp-Harding sat in Batemans Bay Local Court yesterday after his previous appearances were via video link from prison.
Police allege they seized $47,125 in Australian currency, 590g cannabis leaf, 16.2g of cannabis oil, 398.7g synthetic cannabis, 34.1g of cannabis ‘brownies’, 27.5g of cocaine, 129.3g of MDMA, 2.1g of LSD, 30 vapes and 2 mobile phones.
Thorp-Harding was originally charged with supply prohibited drug greater than or equal to large commercial quantity, two counts of supply prohibited drug great than indictable and less than commercial, two counts of supply cannabis greater than indictable and less than commercial quantity, two counts of possess prohibited drug, deal with property proceeds of crime < $100000 and possess commercial quantity of vaping goods.
The court has heard the DPP has elected to run the case against Thorp-Harding in the District Court, where higher penalties can be imposed.
The matter was adjourned till September 28.
