Wodonga man now in 'a much better place' thanks to family's support

Ashley Peter Pernarowski was a passenger in a car pulled over on the Sturt Highway near Narrandera on May 8, 2020.

Police also noticed he had "numerous" sores on his face consistent with long-term methamphetamine use, Albury Local Court has heard.

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Pernarowski, now 24, had 4.08 grams of the drug in one of many plastic, resealable bags in his pocket.

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Defence lawyer Mitchell Irwin said Pernarowski was in "a much better place" than 2020, thanks to family support.

He had failed to appear in court several times because of COVID-19 border restrictions, he said.

Pernarowski pleaded guilty to prohibited drug

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supply and the fail to appear and was put on a nine-month community corrections order.