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A convicted drug trafficker has been hit with a $300 fine after being caught with three more illegal substances intended for his own use.
Michael John Spies pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing oxazepam and codeine and unlawfully obtaining diazepam in Gympie Magistrates Court on Monday.
The court heard Spies was picked up by police on December 10 last year while he was travelling on the Bruce Highway near Gympie.
A search of his vehicle turned up the gum container with three round white tablets, one round yellow tablet and one oblong white tablet inside.
Spies told police he was going to take the tablets himself but did not have a prescription.