Woman busted with illegal drugs she bought with pokies money
Glamorous woman busted with big stash of ice, heroin and cocaine tells court she bought the deadly drugs after winning $65,000 on the pokies
- Jermaine Lucy Piana, 31, was pulled over in Shellharbour, NSW on December 12
- Police searched her car and handbag and found illicit drugs and $800 in cash
- She said drugs were for personal use before being charged and let out on bail
- On March 11, police raided her home where they found more illegal drugs
- She pleaded guilty on Tuesday and will reappear in September for sentencing
A woman found with a large stash of illegal drugs claims she bought them after winning a $65,000 gambling on poker machines.
Jermaine Lucy Piana, 31, was pulled over by police at Mt Warrigal in Shellharbour on the New South Wales south coast on December 12 last year.
Police noticed she was 'fidgeting' and conducted a search of her vehicle and handbag where they found 4.7g of cocaine, 0.27g of heroin, 12 LSD tablets weighing 0.13g and $800 cash.
They found a further 14 grams of ice in the footwell of her car.
Jermaine Lucy Piana, 31, was busted with drugs when she was pulled over by police at Mt Warrigal in Shellharbour on the New South Wales south coast on December 12 last year
Police noticed Piana was 'fidgeting' and conducted a search of her vehicle and handbag where they found 4.7g of cocaine, 0.27g of heroin and 12 LSD tablets weighing 0.13g, and $800 cash
Piana appeared in Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday where she pleaded guilty to two counts of supply prohibited drug, four counts of possess prohibited drug, and one count of deal with proceeds of crime, the Daily Telegraph reported.
According to police documents, Piana said she was a 'heavy drug user' for the past 10 years and the drugs were hers.
She said she bought the meth in bulk after winning a massive $65,000 at the pokies and used the illegal drug every day.
However, police believed the drugs were for supply and proceeded to charge her before she was released on conditional bail.
Police once again found Piana in the possession of drugs following a raid on her Oak Flats home on March 11.
Officers searched a safe in her bedroom, the ceiling of a cupboard and her dresser where they found cocaine, MDMA, meth and Panadeine Forte tablets which were not prescribed to her, according to police documents.
A notebook filled with different names and prices ranging from $100 to $10,000 was also found.
Piana was further charged with deal with proceeds of crime, possession of equipment for administering prohibited drugs, three counts of supply prohibited drug and owner/occupier knowingly allow use as drug premises.
She remains on remand and will reappear in court in September where she will be sentenced.
Piana appeared in Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday where she pleaded guilty to possessing the illegal drugs
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