AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been convicted in Tauranga of cannabis possession.
Rudd, whose legal name is Phillip Witschke, was convicted and fined $250 when he appeared before a community magistrate in Tauranga District Court today, sunlive website reported.
Police found 25 grams of cannabis at Rudd's house and two grams on
his boat when they executed a search warrant on October 7.
Defence lawyer Craig Tuck asked the magistrate to discharge Rudd without conviction as the offence could hinder his ability to travel for work.
``He travels extensively around the globe, across the planet, and on the basis of such criminality, which is low level offending, he is being targeted,'' he said.
Police opposed Rudd's request for discharge without conviction, saying when travelling to countries such as the United States he would still have to declare he had been arrested on drugs charges.
Magistrate Robyn Paterson said Rudd was playing ``Russian roulette'' and he should have known how serious a drug conviction should be.
``It was not just an accident. You were blindly ignoring the law.''
Rudd was also ordered to pay court fees.
