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121k worth of ecstasy hidden in lolly bags in Queenstown
22 Dec, 2020 06:39 PM
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Otago Daily Times
An Irishman who hid more than 2400 ecstasy pills with an estimated street value of $121,500 in Skittles and M&M lolly bags at his Queenstown home, has been convicted on drug-dealing charges.
Keith Singleton, 30, of Arthurs Point, was arrested after Queenstown police executed a search warrant at the Bullendale property on December 9.
In the Queenstown District Court before Judge Bernadette Farnan yesterday, prosecuting Sergeant Ian Collin said police found 2431 Pink Strawberry party pills and $3260 in cash during the search.
Most of the pills were in Skittles and M&M lolly bags, found inside a suitcase filled with Singleton s partner s clothes.
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