Timothy Paul Volkov (42), of Albert Town, admitted possession of cocaine, LSD, MDMA and cannabis.
Prosecuting Sergeant Ian Collin, at the Queenstown District Court yesterday, said police executed a drugs search warrant at a house where Volkov was living.
``He was not the primary target of the search,'' Sgt Collin said.
Officers found drugs ``in plain sight on a shelf'' in Volkov's room.
They found 0.88g of cocaine, nine and a-half tabs of LSD, 0.67g of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, and about an ounce of cannabis.
Sgt Collin said cocaine sold for $450-$700 a gram in New Zealand, ecstasy for $370-$420 a gram, single tabs of ``acid'' for $40 and cannabis about $300 an ounce.
Volkov told police he used the drugs for medicinal needs, although admitted the cocaine was a stimulant and he bought it when offered because it was difficult to obtain.
Duty lawyer Liam Collins said Volkov ``engages in this type of behaviour'' but was in full-time employment and had not been before the courts in 25 years. Mr Collins said: ``He's not someone who commits offences to fund it. They were all for personal use and he was fully co-operative with police.''
Judge John Brandts-Giesen said Volkov should be ``old enough and wise enough to know better''.
He fined him $500 for possession of cocaine, $500 for the LSD, $250 for the MDMA and $250 for the cannabis, with $130 court costs on each charge.
He also ordered the destruction of the drugs.
'Menacing' dog
An Arrowtown dog owner has been fined $500 after her ``menacing'' German shepherd attacked another dog.
Wendy Jane Ebsworth (58) admitted one charge under the Dog Control Act 1996 of being the owner of a dog that attacked an animal.
Prosecuting on behalf of the Queenstown Lakes District Council, lawyer Michael Walker said dog Leilah was classified as menacing in February 2013 after biting the neck of a Maltese/bichon frise called Olly.
But Ebsworth successfully appealed the classification and it was removed.
Leilah then bit another dog in August 2014 and was again classified as menacing.
She then escaped from her home in October last year and attacked another dog, a bichon frise called Dotti, leaving it with a deep puncture wound to its abdomen and a fractured leg.
Ebsworth paid the $3269 vet's bill. Leilah was later destroyed.
An application for final name suppression was rejected by Judge John Brandts-Giesen, who also ordered Ebsworth to pay $130 court costs.
Wrong side
A Canadian man caused a head-on crash that injured his wife and another woman while driving on the wrong side of the road near Gore.
Clifford Welsh (63) was driving a vehicle carrying his wife, Catherine Fox, and grandson when he began driving on the right-hand side of the road after making a U-turn in Glenkenich Rd on January 27.
As he rounded a sweeping right-hand bend, he collided head-on with a vehicle driven by Alison Gilston.
Ms Gilston and Welsh's wife suffered cracked ribs and severe bruising in the crash, while his grandson was unhurt.
Welsh was charged with two counts of careless driving causing injury.
Counsel Liam Collins said Welsh and Ms Gilston had met at the latter's home for a cup of tea and she had accepted his apology.
Judge Brandts-Giesen told Welsh he had caused a serious accident, but had dealt with its aftermath responsibly.
On the charge relating to Ms Gilston, he convicted Welsh and fined him $600, ordered him to make an emotional harm payment of $800 and disqualified him from driving for 12 months.
On the second charge, Welsh was convicted and disqualified from driving for 12 months (concurrent).
