Former State Liberal Leader Pleads Guilty to Supplying Drugs

He has pleaded guilty to two counts of supplying or administering a drug.

David Speirs has resigned as leader of the Opposition in SA. Courtesy of the SA Liberal Party

Former South Australian opposition leader David Speirs has pleaded guilty to charges of supplying drugs to two people, committed while he was still the leader of the state’s Liberal Party.

Speirs, 40, appeared in Adelaide Magistrates Court on March 27, where his counsel told Magistrate Brian Nitschke that an agreement had been reached with prosecutors and the “matters have been resolved. ”