BOXING CHAMPION JAILED FOR DRUGS, GUNS

A former boxing champion has been jailed on drugs and weapons charges after a supreme court judge ruled he had been involved with a drug "responsible for social decay."ricky thornberry,43,will spend the nxt eight months behind bars after he was caught with a loaded pistol and several sealed bags of the drug speed in a car he was driving in brisbane`s north.the court was told policed spotted him driving erratically on Gympie Road, Aspley,in brisbane`s north,in april last year. he did not spot immediately and when he did pull over in the car park of westfield chermside,he tried to evade police.officers said thornberry was not over the legal alcohol limit for driving but searched his car as he appeared nervous.they found a silver semi-automatic pistol loaded with six bullets between a front seat and the centre console.thornberry admitted to police he also had drugs down his pants.four bags containing white powder and one containing a crytal substance was discovered it was later tested and found to be more than 12 grams of methylamphetamine which contained 3.609 grams pure drug.