WA couple busted with over 32kg illegal drugs

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STAFF REPORTER

November 18, 2009 - 1:25PM

A Thornlie husband and wife have been caught with more than 32kg of the illegal drug Khat - a plant with effects similar to amphetamines, police say.

WA police spokeswoman Susan Usher said Cannington detectives intercepted three parcels from Australia Post, containing about 7.5kg of Khat, following a tip-off last week.

After the controlled delivery of the parcels to the house of a 40-year-old man and his 37-year-old wife detectives searched the premises where they nabbed a further 25kg of the drug and cash.

Sergeant Lambert said that while growing khat in Australia was legal, removing and using the leaves was not.

He said the plant, which is chewed as a stimulant in many areas of eastern Africa, is common in Perth, particularly in the western suburbs.

The flowering plant contains Cathinone which is listed as a prohibited drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

"It grows legally, but cultivating its leaves is illegal," Sgt Lambert.

"We have dealt with quite a few cases of trespass where people have scaled fences or gone onto properties to try to grab the plant's leaves."

He said the Thornlie case was unusual because of the large amount involved.

The couple were charged with attempting to possess a prohibited drug with intent to sell or supply, possessing the drug and unlawful possession.

They are due to appear in the Armadale Magistrate court on December 3.

- with AAP

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Family feud sparks Huntingdale siege

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FRAN RIMROD

November 12, 2009 - 8:50AM

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A family fight ended in a police siege last night after a man began shooting a house and nearby cars from the back yard of his Huntingdale property.

Sergeant Graham Clifford said police rushed to a house on Kelvdedon Way at 6.30pm yesterday, where a 43-year-old man was seen walking in and out of his house, charging a rifle and firing shots.

The man had also shot bullets into a car in front of the house, Sergeant Clifford said. No one was injured from the stray bullets.

Police cordoned off the area and officers approached the man to surrender his weapon.

Sergeant Clifford said the man was eventually arrested after being subdued with a Taser and disarmed.

He said the man had become enraged following a fight with a family member.

Charges are expected to be laid later today.

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Perth man Tasered after driveway shooting

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DANIEL MERCER, The West AustralianNovember 12, 2009, 5:46 am

A 43-year-old man was Tasered after going on a shooting rampage and setting fire to a car in Huntingdale last night.

Police were called to the man's house on Kelvedon Way at 6.18pm after reports the man had fired multiple rounds from a .223 high calibre rifle at a car in his driveway.

Fire crews also attended after the man set fire to the car, which is believed to belong to his step-daughter.

The man was arrested about 7.30pm after a tactical response officer used a Taser to subdue him and he was taken to Armadale police station for questioning.

Police said the .223 calibre rifle and a number of other firearms were seized during the incident.

Police inquiries are continuing.

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Man, 43, arrested after shots fired and car torched

November 12, 2009 06:14am

POLICE have arrested a 43-year-old man after shots were fired and a car was set alight during an incident in Huntingdale yesterday.

Police were called to Kelvedon Way about 6pm after receiving reports that shots had been fired, and found a man wandering in his front yard armed with a rifle.

As police watched, the man, whose young son was in the house, walked in and out of the home, firing several shots into the ground and at a white sedan parked on the front lawn.

The man then set fire to the vehicle before surrendering to Tactical Response Group officers, who searched the premises and seized two rifles.

Firefighters extinguished the car, which was gutted.

Charges are expected to be laid today.

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For legal reasons, comments cannot be published on this matter.

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Fatal Bike vs Car

Corner of Albany Hwy and Dorothy Street, Gosnells, happened sometime after 11am, body not removed until well after 12.30, sympathy to the families affected by this tradegy RIP. Motorcycle versus Vehicle. One white car and black motorcycle still on scene, the body was loaded into an ambulance, traffic was blocked off in all directions leading up to the intersection. The roads were blocked off for most of the afternoon, traffic was again flowing by 4pm, the road having been cleared sometime after or around 3.30pm.

Motorcyclist killed in Gosnells

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JAYNE RICKARD, The West Australian
November 11, 2009, 3:31 pm

A man, 59, was killed after his motorcycle ploughed into the side of a Mitsubishi Lancer in Gosnells this afternoon.

Police are investigating whether either of the drivers went through a red traffic light.

The crash occurred at the intersection of Albany Highway and Dorothy Street just before noon.

The female, 19, driver of the Lancer was taken to Armadale Hospital but was not seriously injured. She was the sole occupant of the vehicle

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