Man had cocaine in his undies

Prosecutor Senior Constable Kerrie Thomson told the court police had static police observations on Frewen’s Kialla house when they saw a vehicle park out the front and then leave a short time after a person came out of the house to the car on July 23, 2024.

Police later stopped the vehicle and found a small ziplock bag containing cocaine.

They also stopped Frewen driving in Westmorland Cres and found 1g of cocaine in a bag in his pants and three bags containing a total of 3g of cocaine in his underpants.

Back at Frewen’s house, police found 1g of cannabis in the shed, $1860 of cash, empty packaging for a cocaine purity test, a set of scales and a large amount of empty ziplock bags.

They also found 1g of cocaine that belonged to a housemate.

Frewen told police he had been using cocaine for 12 to 18 months and would buy cocaine for himself and friends, whom he sold it to for cost price, Sen Constable Thomson said.

He also told police he would buy 7g of cocaine at a time and he and his friends would “chip in” for it.

The court heard Frewen also told police he planned to use the cash to buy cocaine.

Frewen’s solicitor Emma King told the court “the vast bulk” of the cocaine he bought was for “his own use”.

She also said the trafficking was “unsophisticated”.

“It’s not as though he is selling it for profit — he is selling it for the same price he bought it for,” Ms King said.

She also said Frewen had stopped using cocaine, and pointed to the fact that he had a full-time job and the support of his family as mitigating factors.

Ms King asked that her client be placed on an adjourned undertaking and also make a contribution to the court fund.

Magistrate Simon Zebrowski, however, rejected this suggestion, instead fining Frewen $2000 but not recording a conviction.

“You were buying for yourself and a few select mates,” Mr Zebrowski said.

“Every time you facilitate a sale … it’s trafficking.

“It can destroy lives.”