Antoinette Grant and Kylie Stockwell will be sentenced later this week, after submissions were made on their behalf yesterday in Dubbo District Court.

Both pleaded guilty to knowingly taking part in the supply

of prohibited drugs earlier this year.

The indictments related to the trafficking of cannabis in Dubbo over a two-month period for Ms Grant and a two to three week period for Ms Stockwell.

The facts alleged 365 pounds of cannabis were distributed by the alleged mastermind who cannot be named for legal reasons, and her partners throughout Dubbo last year, netting her approximately $2 million.

The alleged mastermind has pleaded not guilty to the indictment.

Ms Grant was described as a “street-level dealer” and was involved between October and December last year, when she was arrested.

She spent almost six months in custody before being released on bail on May 26 this year.

The court heard Ms Grant received two to three ounces of the drug at a time from co-accused Leanne Wilkinson, and sold it to friends around the neighbourhood.

She received a portion of cannabis for her part in the operation.

The Crown Prosecutor said in court yesterday that Ms Grant would have been saving $700 a week by receiving the drug for free, as she had previously purchased it and smoked daily.

Two witnesses were called to give evidence about Ms Grant, one an ex-domestic violence worker attached to NSW Health and the other an employee of

the Attorney General’s Department.

They both said more time in prison would be detrimental to the rehabilitation she had done since being released.

Acting Judge Sir Robert Woods will hand down his judgement on Thursday.

Ms Stockwell was described as being at the “lower end of the hierarchy” within the operation by both the defence and the Crown Prosecutor.

She became involved after

co-accused Scott Wardale

was arrested in relation to the matter.

However, she did not know him or why he was arrested at the time, the court heard.

Ms Stockwell spent six months in custody before being released on bail on June 3 this year.

Her part in the operation included receiving deliveries

of cannabis and taking

instructions on what to do with them.

She received $200 each time.

Ms Stockwell will be sentenced this Friday by Judge Woods.