AN ACCUSED drug trafficker who was arrested in an East Bendigo police raid has been denied bail.
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Sharni Bryant, 28, appeared in the Bendigo Magistrates' Court on Thursday after she was charged with trafficking and possessing a drug of dependence.
The court heard on a table in the living room, police allegedly found a ziplock bag containing three grams of a green vegetable matter believed to be cannabis, a ziplock bag containing one gram of a crystal substance believed to be methamphetamine, and an old herb jar containing a clear liquid believed to be GHB.
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Officers searched the rest of the property and allegedly found items including seven used and operational digital scales, a box of 100 individual syringes, $1156.90 in cash, a metal tin with drugs including LSD and ecstasy, and more substances believed to be cannabis and methamphetamine.
Police also seized two mobile phones, one of which allegedly belonged to Ms Bryant, and a digital safe.
The court heard Ms Bryant refused to provide her phone's passcode to police.
Ms Bryant was arrested and taken to the Bendigo Police Station for questioning.
The court heard Ms Bryant told officers she was using the cash found at the property to pay for her unregistered car and vet bills.
She also told officers she used the syringes to administer medicine to her dog
The court heard Ms Bryant denied the drug trafficking charges and said she was a "junkie" who used the scales to weigh her drugs.
Nineteen pages of prior convictions were submitted to the court on Thursday.
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Police prosecutor David Somerton told the court Ms Bryant should not be granted bail because she was an unacceptable risk to the community and she had previously failed to comply with bail.
Defence lawyer Robert Southgate told the court while Ms Bryant had a "problematic history", her 36 days in pre-sentence detention had been a "wake-up call".
Mr Southgate said his client had been deemed suitable for the Court Integrated Services Program, which would provide her treatment for her drug addiction.
The defence lawyer said Ms Bryant had a stable address if released on bail, but the prosecutor said that property was unsuitable because the owner had prior drug trafficking convictions.
Magistrate Sharon McRae said she was not satisfied that Ms Bryant had showed compelling reasons.
Ms McRae said even with CISP support, Ms Bryant's criminal history showed she was an unacceptable risk of breaching or failing to answer bail.
Ms Bryant was remanded in custody and is due to return to the Bendigo Magistrates' Court next month.
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