A drug trafficking case will be delayed for at least six weeks after the wrong drugs were sent off for analysis.
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Simone Proctor, 41, of Menzies Street, Warrnambool, appeared in Warrnambool Magistrates Court on Thursday charged with trafficking and possessing methamphetamine.
Lawyer Cameron Marshall sought a sentence indication but the court was told that the wrong drugs were sent off for analysis at the Victoria Police Forensic Services Department.
A prosecutor said a certificate came back last Friday and that it was discovered late on Wednesday that the drugs analysed weren't the ones linked to Ms Proctor and the ones seized at the time of her arrest were still yet to be tested.
"We thought we had it ready to go when we became aware they weren't the correct drugs," the prosecutor said.
The court heard it would take at least six weeks for the analysis to take place.
Magistrate Mark Stratmann said the news was "very disturbing" and adjourned the matter until a date in December.
A previous court heard police executed a search warrant at a property in Warrnambool's Menzies Street on August 7, 2019 about 7am.
Police allegedly located 10 grams of crystal methamphetamine, ziplock bags and a straw used to consume drugs.
A handwritten note was also located, which allegedly contained lists of drug amounts, names and money owed, and a baseball bat with six screws sticking out of it.
Ms Proctor was arrested and conveyed to Warrnambool police station.
She denied the offending, stating she had no knowledge of the drugs and the handwriting on the note was not hers.
The court heard Ms Proctor had 21 pages of criminal history, including a stint in jail for trafficking ice in April 2018.
On Thursday, her lawyer said they were also waiting for a handwriting analysis on the note, which could take up to 18 months.
Ms Proctor will appear in court again in December.
She remains on bail.
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