A BATHURST woman has been committed to stand trial in the District Court over the alleged supply of street level amounts of amphetamines.
Police claimed to have uncovered the alleged offence by monitoring telephone calls during a special police operation in September last year.
Sharon Lee Fitzpatrick, 35, of Suttor Street, appeared by audio visual link on Monday before Bathurst Local Court when the Director of Public Prosecutions said it was proceeding with her trial on 91 charges related to the alleged ongoing supply of drugs.
DPP solicitor Evan Dowd told magistrate Thomas Hodgson the main brief of evidence documented the facts to be relied on in the proceedings against Fitzpatrick.
The facts related how police in Bathurst established Operation Catlin about September 2007 to monitor supply of amphetamines and small amounts of cannabis.
Police obtained warrants to monitor telephone calls and gather video evidence between October 11-29, 2007.
The phone taps and videos had allegedly led to police laying each of the charges against Fitzpatrick. Police allege they heard references to drugs by many of the common names used for amphetamines and amounts of money paid for drugs ranging from one gram to 3.5 grams allegedly sold for $100-$500.
Fitzpatrick has been charged over offences alleged to have occurred on Thursday, October 11 and between 3.26pm on October 15 and 3.28pm on October 16, 2007 in Suttor Street, Bathurst – three occurrences within 30 days that constitute the alleged ongoing supply of drugs.
According to Mr Dowd, copies of all audio and phone calls had been served on solicitors for Fitzpatrick. Transcripts had also been provided with the exception of charges from number 40 in the documented brief.
Solicitor Mark Ireland, who was acting as agent for lawyers representing Fitzpatrick, said his client was aware the DPP was proceeding to her trial on all of 91 charges.
After reading the brief Mr Hodgson was satisfied on the evidence before him that a well instructed jury could be capable of finding Fitzpatrick guilty of an indictable offence.
Mr Hodgson remanded her in custody for the matters to mentioned again on August 6.