Luck has ran out for a man caught with cannabis, LSD and MDMA concealed in condoms on his way to the infamous Burning Seed Festival.
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Alexandre Lacoste pleaded guilty to four counts of possession of a prohibited drug in Wagga Local Court this week.
According to documents tendered to the court, Lacoste was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over as part of Operation Burning Seed on September 28.
The car was stopped by police and drug detection dogs for a random breath test around 3pm on Deepwater Road at Matong.
The 31-year-old told police there was nothing illegal inside the vehicle after a sniffer dog indicated something suspicious to an officer.
Lacoste, of Manly, continued to insist there was nothing inside before police opened a clip container with a marijuana “space” cake inside.
Another 13 grams of marijuana was found hidden in a condom concealed inside a glass jar.
Lacoste shortly came undone – admitting he had MDMA and LSD tablets concealed inside condoms in an Esky.
When asked about why he had lied to police, the facts state Lacoste said he was scared and “didn’t want to get in trouble”.
Solicitor Max Staples told the court Lacoste had moved to Australia from France a number of years ago and a conviction could harm his chances of becoming a citizen in six months’ time.
Mr Staples said the offence was out of character for his client, who had been dealing with a break-up from his girlfriend of six years when heading to the festival.
“He is otherwise a person of good character and is ashamed of his actions,” Mr Staples said.
“He understands the need to comply with the law and knows it was a foolish decision to experiment with a variety of drugs at the festival.”
Mr Staples told the court Lacoste didn’t blame the festival for his actions.
“He instructs it was a music and art event concerned with the environment,” Mr Staples said.
Police prosecutor Rowen Harris told the court the overall criminality was a serious matter.
“Despite the fact that the prosecution has accepted personal use it was no doubt a very wild weekend ahead with four sets of drugs,” Mr Harris said.
Magistrate Michael Crompton sentenced Lacoste to two concurrent 12-month good behaviour bonds.
