Drug trafficker sentenced after stolen e-scooter traced to home
Kaye received three and a half years in prison after police linked him to a stolen e-scooter.
Police traced a stolen e-scooter to a man riding it in King Meadows. When they arrested Shaun Keverall Kaye in 2024, they found 58.6 grams of methamphetamine, $5450 in cash, and three knives.
Kaye's phone showed he was selling meth and planning to import large quantities from the mainland. Across five bank accounts, police found more than 200 transactions totalling $140,000.
Kaye has prior trafficking convictions dating back to 2012. The Supreme Court in Launceston sentenced him to three and a half years in prison, with parole eligibility after halfway.
- Three and a half years
- Prison sentence
- 58.6 grams
- Methamphetamine seized
- $140,000 across 5 accounts
- Total bank transactions
- 2012
- Prior trafficking convictions from
Why it mattersShows how routine police work can uncover major drug operations and their financial scale.
AustraliaRemoves a drug trafficker operating in Tasmania from the community.
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