A Shellharbour woman who told her mate "I'm going to jail" after she was found with two litres of liquid ecstasy inside a Pepsi bottle in her car, a court has heard.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Kelly Dent, 40, pleaded guilty to knowingly taking part in the supply of a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug on Wednesday after police intercepted her while she was returning home from buying Gamma-butyrolactone in Sydney.
In documents tendered to court, Dent came under police notice from detectives in Strike Force Ables who were investigating the sale of drugs in the region after they listened to co-offender Jason Amoroso's calls last year.
He has pleaded guilty to drug supply charges.
Police intercepted a call between Amoroso and Dent on July 3, where she told him she was attempting to buy a large amount of GBL from a supplier in Sydney.
Dent told Amoroso one litre would cost $2000, which he agreed to buy as he had "a couple of grand".
On July 16, police heard Amoroso tell Dent that he would transfer the remaining $200 he owed so she could buy the GBL as she was in Sydney. About 4.45pm that same day, police found Dent parked on the side of the M1 Princes Motorway at Maddens Plain and her car was searched.
Police found seven bottles of varying sizes containing a clear liquid in the car boot which Dent said was "just water. I use them in my radiator because the car keeps overheating".
Police told her they suspected the bottles were GBL. Analysis confirmed one of the bottles that had a Pepsi label on it was 2.2 litres of GBL.
Police also found two resealable plastic bags containing 0.9 grams of MDMA and 0.6 grams of meth.
Police allowed Dent to leave without charge but because she was a disqualified driver, she was unable to drive home so she called Amoroso who went to collect her.
During the phone call she told him, "I'm going to jail Jas... They've just taken every water bottle from the boot including that one.
"I said they're just water. They have to test it. I'm going to jail. I'm so screwed, oh my god".
Dent went on to tell Amoroso, "he smelt every single bottle. And they're going to run tests on every single bottle".
"I'm gunna say it's not mine," she said.
Amoroso agreed she "had to'' say that to police.
On July 22, police went to Dent's home to arrest her but she passed out.
An ambulance was called and Dent was taken to Shellharbour Hospital but was released into police custody where she was charged. She has been on remand since.
Dent will be sentenced in Wollongong District Court at a later date.
Read more court and crime stories.
We depend on subscription revenue to support our journalism. If you are able, please subscribe here. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support.
Sign up to our newsletters
