A 20-year-old woman has been charged with multiple drug-related offences following a police raid at a Newcastle hotel.
Officers from Newcastle City Police District’s Proactive Crime Team attended a hotel room on Hunter Street around 1.15pm on Thursday, 20 March, as part of an ongoing investigation into drug supply.
During a search of the room, police allegedly seized a large quantity of illicit substances, including:
- 109 grams of psilocybin capsules
- 72.8 grams of dried psilocybin
- 3.1 grams of cocaine
- 27.35 grams of pink cocaine
- 62.4 grams of MDMA
- 441.55 grams of cannabis
- Several prescription medications
The woman was arrested at the scene and taken to Newcastle Police Station, where she was charged with seven offences:
- Two counts of possess prohibited drug
- Two counts of supply prohibited drug (greater than indictable, less than commercial quantity)
- Supply prohibited drug (equal to or greater than large commercial quantity)
- Supply cannabis (greater than indictable, less than commercial quantity)
- Possess or attempt to possess a prescribed restricted substance
She was refused bail and is due to appear before Newcastle Local Court today, Friday 21 March 2025.
