Newcastle Knights Chris Houston on drug charges

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Newcastle Knights Chris Houston on drug charges and stood down by club

* By Barry Toohey
* From: The Daily Telegraph
* March 01, 2010 4:39PM
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NEWCASTLE Knights forward Chris Houston has been stood down indefinitely and could face the sack by the club after being charged today with drug offences.

Less then three months after the arrest of his former Knights teammate Danny Wicks for similar offences, Houston’s was served with a court attendance notice at 10.30am via his legal representative by officers attached to Strike Force Welham.

Houston, who shared a house with Wicks prior to his arrest last December, will appear in Newcastle court on April 13 facing three charges of supplying ecstasy and one charge of supplying cocaine.

Knights spokesman Steve Mount confirmed Houston was immediately stood down after they were made aware of the charges being laid in a devastating blow before the start of the 2010 NRL season.

Moruya-born Houston, who started his career at St George Illawarra Dragons, was 18th man for the third game of the 2009 State of Origin series for NSW and has captained the Knights twice.

"About 10.30am today, officers attached to Strike Force Welham, served court attendance notices on the 25-year-old Kotara man via his legal representative," NSW police said in a statement.

"The man will appear at Newcastle Local Court on 13 April 2010 on three charges of supplying ecstasy and one charge of supplying cocaine."

Strike Force Welham is the same strike force that arrested the popular former Knights' player Wicks.
 
Some of these blokes are fair dinkum clueless. Didn't the Knights players all agree to strict drug testing for the 2010 season, following the Wicks saga?

That is mindblowing. What a peanut….. I thought he was overrated anyway. What a massive letdown for Knights fans and the NRL in general.
 
Got to feel for the Knights Fans…The Club on the other hand...I thought they did question the players when Wicks was done???

Got to wonder will that be the last?
 
And I had him in my Fantasy Team… guess I will have to change it!

Seriously though... didn't the Knights go through this years ago??? Hasn't the club learnt from this? I realise it is the players doing and not the clubs... but how many times does this have to happen before players get the message you can't do anything like this... the media or police will find out.
 
Herald is reporting that Willie Mason's brother Les was picked up as well on Saturday in what appears an unrelated drug matter

Willie's brother hit with drug charge March 2, 2010 .
Les Mason, the brother of rugby league international Willie Mason, has been charged with supplying ecstasy in a Newcastle hotel. Les Mason, 31, was allegedly observed by an off-duty police officer giving another man a tablet inside Hotel Delany about 9.30pm on Saturday. Newcastle City detectives were called and arrested Mason before he was allegedly found in possession of another nine ecstasy tablets. He was charged with supplying a prohibited drug and conditionally bailed to appear in Newcastle Local Court on March 30.
 
The Knights seem like they are going to struggle this year and in the near future the club really seems to be falling apart at the seams.
 
oh yeah , can you name a couple ?

OH and dont ASSUME ,cause it can make an ASS OUT OF YOU AND ME. <big>ASS-U-ME.</big>
 
Fun and relaxation. Beer and cigarettes are drugs. Do you feel the same way about them?

Each to their own so long as it doesnt affect others is my view.
 
@southerntiger said:
Fun and relaxation. Beer and cigarettes are drugs. Do you feel the same way about them?

Each to their own so long as it doesnt affect others is my view.
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last time i checked beer and cigs were legal..
 
Oh so the issue is the legality. Do you ever speed or jaywalk?

Oh an you should note that alcohol and cigarettes cause far more health, social problems and costs than any so-called hard drugs.
 
@southerntiger said:
Fun and relaxation. Beer and cigarettes are drugs. Do you feel the same way about them?

Each to their own so long as it doesnt affect others is my view.
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have you ever lost anyone close to you from drugs?????
 
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