Luke Bradley Crawford: Coffin Cheater bikie court case dragged out as quantity of cannabis plants disputed

Heavy plastic could be the difference as to whether an alleged Coffin Cheater bikie accused of possessing 520g of cannabis plants is sent to a higher court amid a dispute about the weight of the seized stash. Luke Bradley Crawford, 40, checked in to Rockingham courthouse to attend his Geraldton Magistrates Court appearance on Thursday. He is charged with possessing a prohibited plant with intent to sell of supply and is yet to enter pleas. Following a series of raids in the Geraldton area, including at the Coffin Cheaters’ Webberton clubhouse where Mr Crawford was arrested, police allegedly found 523g of cannabis plants they say belonged to the accused. In court on Thursday, defence lawyer Vesna Amidzic requested an adjournment before the charge was committed to the District Court so the quantity of cannabis could be re-weighed. She said the cannabis was wrapped in heavy plastic packaging when it was weighed as 523g, and suspected without the packaging it would weigh under 500g — which means the matter can be dealt with at a Magistrates Court level. Mr Crawford will reappear in Geraldton Magistrates Court on August 26. One of his co-accused — another alleged Coffin Cheaters member, Kain Leigh Boekeman — is facing a raft of drug charges, including trafficking, and made a brief appearance in court on Thursday. His case was adjourned for four weeks to seek disclosure. No pleas were entered.