Landscaper busted with large amount of cannabis and weapon
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POLICE seized more than 200 grams of cannabis from a Tanby Rd property at the Capricorn Coast.
Coel Kenneth Wayne Ibbertson, 34, pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court on September 3 to numerous drugs charges including possession, as well as possessing a weapon.
The court heard police executed a search warrant at Ibbertson's residence in August and found cannabis in numerous rooms.
The total amount of the drug seized was 210.8 grams.
During the search, police also found a taser.
Ibbertson told police he had bought the weapon from a friend for $5 and had tried it out by giving himself a "hit on the leg."
The court was told the self-employed gardener and landscaper had limited criminal history.
He was fined $1250 and no conviction was recorded.
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