Former NRL star Brett Stewart has pleaded guilty to cocaine
possession.
The Former Manly Sea Eagles star and part-time coach
was arrested last month after police witnessed him making an
illegal drug deal on a suburban street on the Northern Beaches.
According to police, suspicions were raised when Mr Stewart got
into the passenger side of a parked car, but only for about 20
seconds. They said that when the former star was stopped shortly
thereafter, he admitted purchasing the cocaine and that it was in
his wallet.
He reportedly told police it was for his personal
consumption.
Guilty
plea
Police found the small bag of cocaine weighing 0.61g in his
possession.
They charged him with
possession of a prohibited drug, which is an offence under
section 10 of the
Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 that carries a maximum
penalty of 2 years in prison and/or a fine of $2,200.
