A Corowa mother who initially faced up to 20 years' jail on a major drug supply charge has pleaded guilty after the more serious matters were withdrawn.
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April Lea Leslie was initially facing a charge of supplying a prohibited drug on an ongoing basis.
But this and several other charges were dropped following negotiations between her defence and the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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Leslie failed to secure bail at the time when then-magistrate Rodney Brender stated he agreed with the prosecution that the offending was extremely serious and would certainly result in jail.
Mr Brender had been told that Leslie would live in Albury if granted bail in order to escape Corowa's "bad influences".
Defence lawyer Sascha McCorriston this week entered guilty pleas on Leslie's behalf on 14 charges, with several others including the most serious indictable matter withdrawn.
Leslie admitted to charges including agreeing to supply 0.6 grams of methamphetamine, supply 0.65 grams of methamphetamine, taking part in the supply of one gram of cannabis leaf with a street value of $20, offer to supply 3.5 grams of methamphetamine, agree to supply 1.9 grams of methamphetamine, supplying 3.35 grams of methamphetamine, agree to supply 2 grams of cocaine for $700 and possessing 6.6 grams of cannabis leaf.
Her offending was detected via police telephone intercepts between June 24 and 29.
The court was told, in a set of agreed facts put to the court by the DPP, that investigators with the Albury police drug unit established "Strike Force Winnall" earlier that month to target Leslie's suspected supply of methamphetamine and cannabis in the Corowa area.
They used a warrant to search Leslie's home in Lone Pine Avenue, Corowa, on August 12 at 11.30am, uncovering the cannabis leaf, two mobile phones, scales and a "tick list".
Leslie was arrested and later declined to be interviewed.
Magistrate Richard Funston adjourned sentencing to March 31.
