AMount Gambier Magistrate has warned against the dangers of methamphetamine in the Limestone Coast community.
“It is an evil drug and it’s going to ruin your life. That is what I see every day in court,” Magistrate Kossiavelos said.
The comments came recently as Magistrate Koula Kossiavelos sentenced Joey Leigh Beattie for two counts of driving a motor vehicle while methamphetamine was in his fluid or blood and contravening a condition of a provisional licence.
The subsequent offences were committed on December 31, 2022 and June 1, 2023, with a relevant prior conviction in July 2019 for driving with cannabis in his system and contravening a condition of a provisional licence.
Mr Beattie was convicted and had his licence disqualified for a total period of 21 months effective immediately and fined $1100.
