Joseph Blackbourn has been given ten months home detention after being sentenced on drug and weapon charges in Wellington District Court on Friday Morning. The charges included supplying methamphetamine, cannabis, ecstasy, and fantasy-type substances. The weapons charges came for possessing two tasers.

The charges arose from two searches, one at a vacant house in Upper Hutt, and the second at his home. His phone was also searched.

Judge Davidson sentenced Joseph Blackbourn to ten months home detention as opposed to being sent to jail as Joseph had checked into an Auckland-based drug rehabilitation facility, and Davidson felt that jail would undo all the good work Joseph had made. The conditions given were that Joseph would attend any alcohol and drug programme directed by his probation officer, not to possess or consume any alcohol or illegal drugs, forfeit the cash he made from the drugs, and the destruction of the drugs and tasers.

Source: New Zealand Herald

31/03/25