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Premium Content Subscriber only A DRUG-DEALING Ayr couple have shared the stand in court after getting caught sharing in a commercial quantity of methamphetamine. Townsville Supreme Court heard how a young woman with a limited criminal history and growing drug addiction, Diamond Ashley Roxine Heron, 20, formed a relationship with an older man, Matthew David Newman, 35, who had a "significant history of drug offences". Crown prosecutor Monique Sheppard said the couple came to the attention of Ayr police when their home was searched on October 24, 2019. Police located 5.808g of pure methamp...

Share 'Within an hour he was boasting that he was not to be deterred by police stating to a customer that he would hide the drugs in an anal cavity,' she said.  The court heard he was looking to expand his drug empire to nearby Emerald from Townsville and had also helped a friend escape police custody by cutting off his handcuffs.  On his arrest cops found a tick sheet that showed Standley was owed $19,390 by multiple people and had $33,260 of unexplained funds in his bank account. Prosecutor Monique Sheppard said Standley had dealt an estimated 1kg of drugs.