The Herald reports that AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been convicted of cannabis possession in Tauranga and fined $250:
The court was told that on October 7 when police executed a search warrant at Witschke's launch, Barchetta, berthed at Tauranga Bridge Marina they found a total of 25g of cannabis on board.A search warrant requires significant police resources - evidence has to be collected, statements sworn, and the warrant itself signed off by a judge or JP; executing it probably required three or four officers for a couple of hours. The idea of doing that for a trivial possession case simply beggars belief; the idea that they're going around looking for people to bust for possession even moreso.Witschke told police it was for his personal use.
Surely our police have better things to do than this...?
