What is the most common drug offence in NSW?

Some of the most common drug offences are for possession, use and supply of prohibited drugs.

What happens if you get caught with drugs NSW?

Drug Possession is an offence under Section 10(1) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act. The maximum penalty is 2 years in prison and/or a fine of $2,200. You will avoid a criminal record and a fine if you are able to achieve a Section 10 Dismissal or a Non-Conviction Conditional Release Order.

What are the two most common types of drug Offences?

The two most common drug offence types are ‘possession’ and ‘supply’. So what do these offences mean? Possession: this includes physically carrying a prohibited drug on you, or having it at your place of residence or in your motor vehicle. Possession also includes jointly possessing a drug with another person.

What are the 3 most common drug Offences?

Common drug offences

  • possession (this can include equipment for growing, making or using drugs)
  • use.
  • making (this includes growing)
  • importing.
  • selling or supplying (known as trafficking)

What happens if drugs are found in your house?

The first suspect, when drugs are found in a house, apartment, or another residence, will be the person who has immediate control of the property. Most of the time, that would be the person who is living there. You could face arrest and criminal charges unless you can prove that the drugs are not yours.

What are the different types of drug crimes?

There are different types of drug charges and drug crimes: (1) drug possession, (2) possession of drug paraphernalia, and (3) possession with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver, also known as trafficking.

How long do drug Offences stay on your record?

It takes 11 years for convictions for drug possession to be filtered. This doesn’t exactly mean that charges are dropped, as any warnings, cautions, discharges and convictions all stay on the police national computer (PNC).

What is deemed supply NSW?

If you have been caught with more than a certain amount of drugs (known as the ‘traffickable amount of drugs’), police may automatically assume that you intended to supply the drugs to other people in the absence of any other evidence. This is known as ‘deemed supply. ‘

What are the most commonly used drugs in Australia?

Key findings

  • Half of all national illicit drug seizures in 2018-19 were for cannabis.
  • Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in Australia.
  • People who use cannabis are older than previously reported—the average age increased from 29 in 2001 to 35 in 2019.