❓ Mr. Papalia questions the Minister for Police about why two shops allegedly selling synthetic cannabinoids, previously brought to the Minister's attention, haven't been shut down. The Minister explains the legal challenges and ongoing police efforts.
AnsweredQoN 252Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
SYNTHETIC
CANNABINOIDS — CORRESPONDENCE
252. Mr P. PAPALIA to the
Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. Are these not the two shops
that Hon Phil Edman brought to the
minister's attention in June last year; and, if so, why has the
minister not shut them down?
CANNABINOIDS — CORRESPONDENCE
252. Mr P. PAPALIA to the
Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. Are these not the two shops
that Hon Phil Edman brought to the
minister's attention in June last year; and, if so, why has the
minister not shut them down?
AnswerView source ↗
I do not think the member had his listening ears on when I
was talking before. The reason we cannot shut them down is that the police have
to actually catch them selling one of the illegal substances. In a perfect
world, that would be an easy thing for police to attend to, but once Minister
Morton —
Ms
M.M. Quirk interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen!
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the second time! Now,
minister, through the Chair, please.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
For example, police have been shutting down these premises. I know that the
police executed a search warrant on one shop that was selling those substances.
They found a collection of illegal substances, including equipment for smoking cannabis
and a range of other drug paraphernalia. In the time between being charged and
going to court, that person was back in business. As part of the first raid,
police —
Mr
P. Papalia : That's the other one we brought to your attention.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : No. The member for Warnbro does not even know which one I am
talking about.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
In the time between being charged and going to court and having had $300 000 in
cash seized from the premises, that person popped up back in business. The
police did a secondary raid on the premises, confiscated another $60 000 in
cash and a range of other illegal substances, and that person will shortly be
coming before the court. Police do manage to shut down these places when they
raid them if they find banned substances. However, it is not as simple as the
member for Warnbro would like to make out. Police are keeping a close watch on
all these premises, and as they accumulate evidence, they will execute a raid
and shut them down.
was talking before. The reason we cannot shut them down is that the police have
to actually catch them selling one of the illegal substances. In a perfect
world, that would be an easy thing for police to attend to, but once Minister
Morton —
Ms
M.M. Quirk interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen!
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the second time! Now,
minister, through the Chair, please.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
For example, police have been shutting down these premises. I know that the
police executed a search warrant on one shop that was selling those substances.
They found a collection of illegal substances, including equipment for smoking cannabis
and a range of other drug paraphernalia. In the time between being charged and
going to court, that person was back in business. As part of the first raid,
police —
Mr
P. Papalia : That's the other one we brought to your attention.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : No. The member for Warnbro does not even know which one I am
talking about.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the third time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
In the time between being charged and going to court and having had $300 000 in
cash seized from the premises, that person popped up back in business. The
police did a secondary raid on the premises, confiscated another $60 000 in
cash and a range of other illegal substances, and that person will shortly be
coming before the court. Police do manage to shut down these places when they
raid them if they find banned substances. However, it is not as simple as the
member for Warnbro would like to make out. Police are keeping a close watch on
all these premises, and as they accumulate evidence, they will execute a raid
and shut them down.
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