Man screaming in street found with methamphetamine in Albury
Police found Zarian Christie on a North Albury street at 1am with methamphetamine, yelling and holding a stick.
Just before 1am on October 6, Zarian Christie stood in the middle of a North Albury street yelling and screaming, holding a stick that a frightened witness thought was a knife. Police arrived to find the 45-year-old on the road with an open bottle of wine.
When they searched him, they found a small resealable bag holding 1.66 grams of methamphetamine and a Bendigo Bank debit card belonging to someone else. Christie pleaded guilty to drug possession and unlawfully obtaining goods.
Judge Sally McLaughlin told him he needed to tackle his drug abuse and could not keep behaving this way.
- 1.66 grams of methamphetamine
- Amount seized
- 45 years old
- Christie's age
- Sally McLaughlin at Albury Local Court
- Judge presiding
Why it mattersThe case shows how drug abuse fuels erratic public behavior and puts both the user and the community at risk.
AustraliaThis is a local Albury court matter with no broader impact beyond the region.
