Drug dealer jailed for overdose death of friend
A Perth drug dealer's been jailed for two years for supplying the synthetic drug 'N-bomb' to his friend, who was found dead two hours later.
A rubbish collector spotted 19-year-old Corey de Bie's body in an Aveley park in February last year.
Earlier his friend 20-year-old Dale Jordan Wadeson had given him some ‘N bomb’ and warned him to "be careful".
In sentencing judge Amanda Burrows said "You knew what you were handing over and you knew how dangerous it was".
Mr de Bie's family says they want the case to serve as a warning to others.
"Just think twice, please think twice. You have no idea the pain it causes until you're in this situation," Mr de Bie's step-mother Sharon Gurney said.
"Corey will never get to grow up with his brothers and sister, he never met his baby sister so I hope people realise what they are taking from us when they do this, when they sell these drugs," she said.
N- Bomb is the same drug that caused a mass overdose on the Gold Coast in October 2016.
Health experts say it can cause hallucinations, mood swings, increased heart rate and blood pressure. It's often sold as colourful paper squares, capsules or tablets - similar to LSD.
Wadeson will be eligible for parole in 12 months.
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