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A Byron Shire womanâs cocaine supply hearing has been delayed because the police may have withheld information that could clear her name, a court has heard.
Joanne McKinlay, 55, from Suffolk Park, was last year charged alongside her partner Scott Edward Biber, 57, Broken Head man Michael Robert Birch, 67, and Lennox Head man Philip David Emanuele, 50, over the alleged supply of cocaine in the Byron Bay area.
Ms McKinlay has pleaded not guilty to three charges of taking part in the supply of cocaine, deemed supply of 340 grams of cannabis, possession of a prohibited weapon and recklessly dealing with the proceeds of crime, the latter of which relates to $1800 cash.
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Subscriber only A Lismore woman accused of fraudulently transferring thousands of dollars from the bank accounts of her parents and her employer has had her case adjourned again. Louise Karen Jarrett, 46, appeared before Byron Bay Local Court on Wednesday as a hearing over allegations she fraudulently withdrew money from two separate bank accounts continues. Ms Jarrett has previously pleaded not guilty to two counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception. It is alleged Ms Jarrett conducted fraudulent withdrawals of two separate Summerland Credit Union accounts in Bangalow on the morning of October 20, 2018. Police will allege $66,637 was taken between the two alleged offences, and a two-factor authorisation was used for both transactions.
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Subscriber only A man facing drug charges after police allegedly found a stash of drugs and cash in his vehicle near Byron Bay was a stroke of the pen away from having an arrest warrant issued this week, a court has heard. Robert Vandermeer, 58, from Rathmines - south of Newcastle - was arrested on December 30 last year after police stopped his vehicle at the Byron Bay interchange on the Pacific Highway in Ewingsdale. Police claim they stopped Mr Vandermeer s vehicle after he allegedly failed to use his indicator. They will allege they found a range of drugs including cannabis leaf, cannabis resin, MDMA, cocaine and LSD as well as $21,700 cash in his vehicle.