A South Australian motorist will be ruing their decision to buy a Holden Commodore sedan instead of a wagon, after they were caught with a boot filled to the brim with marijuana to the point of it being unable to close.
At about 1:30am on March 22, South Australian Police saw the Commodore driving on the Princes Highway at Meningie with its boot open, which led to the Holden being pulled over.
After stopping, an occupant got out of the Commodore and closed its boot, only to open it again, revealing “a large quantity of cannabis” partly concealed by a bed sheet.
Unfortunately, the Holden’s 496-litre boot wasn’t big enough to hold all the Mary Jane – and a full-size spare wheel – which subsequently led to the two occupants being charged with trafficking a commercial quantity of a controlled drug.
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In South Australia, a commercial quantity of cannabis is defined as 1kg or more of pure marijuana, or 2.5kg mixed. This can attract fines of up to $200,000 or even 25 years in prison.
Police not only seized the cannabis but also multiple pairs of secateurs. The men are due to appear in court on June 2.
Ironically, the Elizabeth factory in northern Adelaide, where the Commodore and many other Holdens were produced, was intended to be used to grow medicinal cannabis after Holden ceased vehicle production there in 2017, however, it’s now home to a mushroom farm.
