A BATHURST woman has escaped time in jail for her role in a major drug distribution operation in the city.
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Erin Clayton, 22, of Alcheringa Road in Kelso, was today sentenced to 10 months' imprisonment but will serve the time by way of an Intensive Corrections Order (ICO), meaning she serve the sentence within the community.
Bathurst Local Court magistrate Cate Follent also ordered Clayton to carry out 180 hours of community service.
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Clayton had previously pleaded guilty in the Bathurst Local Court to knowingly participating in a criminal group assisting crime while a co-accused, her partner Aiden John Hartnett, pleaded guilty to supplying a prohibited drug [larger or equal to a commercial quantity].
Hartnett remains in custody and will be sentenced during the next sittings of the Bathurst District Court.
More to come.
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