Festival goer escapes prison and receives a Section 10 for serious indictable quantity of MDMA - Waverley Local Court.

Usually possessing an Indictable amount of MDMA can result in serious terms of imprisonment and usually carries charges of supply or deemed supply.

We successfully argued that the several capsules and pills of MDMA were for the client's personal use. We insisted on further testing in regard to weight and quality and this resulted in a far reduced amount of the drug on the charge sheet. Had the matter escalated to the District Court, a significant prison sentence exceeding 2 years could have been imposed. 

Our client escaped conviction altogether for what the law considers a serious amount of MDMA.

Pills generally weigh between 0.2g and 0.33g. More than 3 pills could lead to a deemed supply charge.

Remember you have the right to remain silent, you are only obliged to give your details to police and comply with their directions or arresting procedure. This does not mean you need to answer questions whatsoever. You also do not have to give an interview and probably should not under most circumstances because it will often result in hundreds of leading and loaded questions that could make you look dishonest despite your best attempts to comply.


The NSW drugs table lists MDMA as:
3,4-Methylenedioxymethylamphetamine
The weight categories are as follows 

Traffickable quantity  0.75g
Small quantity            0.25g
Indictable quantity     1,25g
Commercial quantity 125g
Largecommercial quantity 500g

Amounts approaching the commercial quantity usually result in a term of imprisonment.