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There is a silver lining to the Sapphire floods â rain means good fossicking.
More than 200mm fell in the small township of Sapphire west of Emerald on Wednesday morning.
Sapphire Caravan and Cabin Park owner Victoria Bentham was woken by the sound of the heavy rain and when she checked her phone, she was shocked to see all of the emergency warnings.
Warning sirens were activated in Rubyvale but did not deploy in Sapphire, due to suspected technology complications.
âWe just heard the rain but we didnât realise it was as bad as it was until we saw it,â she said.
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A syringe with blood inside, marijuana capsule and methamphetamines were just a few things police found after executing a search warrant at a home in Sapphire Central.
Stephanie Lee Mackay, 28, pleaded guilty in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on January 7 to two counts of possessing dangerous drugs, and one count each of fail to properly dispose of needle and syringe and possess utensils or pipes that had been used.
Police prosecutor Julie Marsden said police executed a search warrant at an address in Sapphire Central at 11.25am on November 6, 2020.
Ms Marsden said inside Mackay’s bedroom, police found a number of items suspected of having been used in connection with drugs, including several clip seal bags, a pair of scissors with black residue on the tips and another pair of scissors with black residue outside the bedroom door.