Bonnie Douglas Wright fined after hiding cannabis in a nappy inside her bra in Albany drug bust

A 23-year-old Albany woman was found with bags of cannabis wrapped in a nappy hidden in her bra. Bonnie Douglas Wright faced Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday and was fined $300 for possessing cannabis with intent to sell or supply and placed on an eight-month community-based order for breaching bail. Police Prosecutor Peter Yuswak told the court about 2.50pm on August 20, police attended a disturbance at a property on Chester Pass Road in Milpara, where they found Wright hiding from someone she knew. Sgt Yuswak said Wright smelt strongly of cannabis and she disclosed having cannabis in her possession. She removed a nappy “from her bra area” which concealed clip seal bags containing about 32g of cannabis. After her arrest, Wright told police she had put the cannabis into different sized bags to sell to fund her personal use. She said she was smoking cannabis “to prevent morning sickness”, Sgt Yuswack said. Wright was arrested after she failed to appear in Albany Magistrates Court on March 17. Defence lawyer Sabrina Maine said her client had entered an early guilty plea and co-operated with police. Ms Maine said at the time of the incident, Wright had just been assaulted by her partner. She said Wright ran to a nearby shop, where police were called. Ms Maine said Wright had intended to sell the cannabis to fund her own use of the drug as a treatment for morning sickness. She was working with Palmerston and had sought advice from a doctor for alternative ways to treat morning sickness. Magistrate Dianne Scaddan said a community-based order was a chance for rehabilitation.