A detective will spend at least 18 months in jail after falsifying evidence to charge a single mother with drug trafficking.
A major drug squad detective will spend at least 18 months in prison after falsifying forensic evidence to charge a single mother with drug trafficking, which could have seen her jailed for decades.
“The public is entitled to rely upon the integrity of police officers in investigating and prosecuting offenders. It is entitled to expect police officers will not abuse the trust placed in them.” In the months after the drug bust, Symes was directed to submit Thai’s DNA sample to the forensics department and the envelopes for handwriting comparison.
In July 2022, Thai was rearrested. During the police interview, Symes told the single mother that police had forensic material that implicated her in the drug trafficking operation. When Thai’s legal team applied to cross-examine the forensic experts in court, Cahill said Symes then lied to Thai’s solicitor, telling them he could not locate the DNA expert and offered to proceed with lesser charges against Thai.Symes was arrested at his home on the same day and the charges against Thai were withdrawn.
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