Last week Kevin Ronald Bishell was sentenced in the Hutt Valley District Court. Bishell was stopped by police at a petrol station in Upper Hutt, in January last year. When inspected, it showed that his license had been suspended, and searching his vehicle, the police found a backpack in the front passenger footwell containing 6.8g of methamphetamine and 15.9 grams of cannabis plant. He also had other drug-related, and other suspect equipment, along with $2000 in cash. After being checked by the police he acknowledged he was not meant to be driving.

Bishnell was ultimately sentenced to nine months of home detention, disqualified from driving for one year, and an order was made for the destruction of the drugs and drug-related utensils.

Source: Tara Shaskey / New Zealand Herald

18/03/26