Crime
$1 Million Cash, Vacuum-Sealed Bags
Stephen Ronald Sonners, 58, was stopped at Triabunna in September 2025 with $1,065,660 in a cardboard box, told police he found it under a bridge, and later admitted he was being paid about $1,000 to leave it in the bush. The Supreme Court of Tasmania gave him fifteen months' home detention. The judge's published reasons explain the charge, the defence he did not run, and the encrypted group chat called Final pass.
By T. Nguyen · 10 October 2026 · 4 min read