Ex-state Liberal leader fined $9000 for coke supply

A former state opposition leader has been fined $9000 and handed 37.5 hours of community service after being convicted for supplying cocaine to two men. Login or signup to continue reading David Speirs was the leader of the South Australian Liberal Party when he used cocaine as a "means of escapism" and introduced it to his friends around August 2024.

The 40-year-old was sentenced in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Thursday after pleading guilty in March to two counts of drug supply. The offences involved Speirs giving cocaine to two friends in early August about the time he stepped down as opposition leader. Speirs has been embroiled in controversy since he quit the leadership on August 8, declaring he had "just had a gutful" of leadership speculation and did not have the energy to keep fighting.



He resigned from parliament in October after his arrest. Australian Associated Press Daily Today's top stories curated by our news team. Also includes evening update.

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