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Soap bosses get tough after drugs scandal
Wednesday 16 December 2009
The latest young star to fall from grace is actor Todd Lasance, who was reportedly charged with cocaine possession over the weekend.
Lasance was reportedly partying with other cast members of the long-running Aussie soap when he was arrested in a Sydney nightclub.
Sniffer dogs allegedly detected drugs on the 24-year-old and police say they found a plastic bag containing cocaine after searching the star.
A spokesman for Channel 7, which airs the teen soap in Australia, told The Australian Daily Telegraph: "We have access to the best advice and systems in order to manage crises or events such as this but, fundamentally, responsibility and discipline must be followed through - there are no second chances."
According to the paper, the channel will enforce a "two strikes and you're out" policy on staff involved in drugs-related behaviour.
Todd - who plays troubled widower Aden Jefferies - isn't the first 'Home And Away' star to cause controversy.
In June, Jodi Gordon (Martha Mackenzie) had to check into rehab for alcohol-related issues after a night out, and Logie Award-winning Lincoln Lewis (Geoff Campbell) left the series after filming an explicit video of his girlfriend on his mobile phone.
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