'Kerr caught on police drug tapes Lyall Johnson March 24, 2007
SECRET police recordings of West Coast midfielder Daniel Kerr speaking to a convicted drug dealer last night threw the premier, already reeling over revelations of former captain Ben Cousins' drug problem, into further turmoil.
The tapes allegedly reveal Kerr had bought the drug ketamine (known as Special K), a veterinary tranquilliser that is also sometimes used as a recreational drug by humans, from drug dealer Shane Carl Waters in Melbourne in August 2003 after a game against Geelong.
Hundreds of hours of secretly recorded police tapes, which were obtained by ABC Television, also feature Waters talking to West Sydney Razorbacks basketballer and former Perth Wildcat James Harvey.
According to the ABC report, former West Coast player Aaron Edwards, who now plays for the Kangaroos, was also recorded by the police.
On the tapes, Harvey says that Kerr had carried the drugs back to Perth on a plane and was met by West Coast board members at the airport.
"He's done well, he's done well. Daniel Kerr has f---ing done well. Friend for life … Apparently, there was board members at the airport when he got there," Waters told Harvey.
Kerr can be heard on the tapes explaining to Waters how the drugs had affected him. etc etc.
