Micah Wen-Gang Lim, busted with drugs on Perth CAT bus, invokes Bradley Cooper’s character in Limitless claiming methamphetamine ‘helped him concentrate’

An “extremely intelligent” man who used ice to help him think more clearly was collared on a CAT bus with a smorgasbord of drugs belonging to his dealer. Micah Wen-Gang Lim, 28, conjured Bradley Cooper’s character in the dystopian flick Limitless when he pleaded guilty to a possessing drugs with intent to sell or supply. Lim’s lawyer Seamus Rafferty told the court his client has started but not finished several degrees, and used methamphetamine to help him concentrate. In the film, Cooper’s character becomes dependant on a drug that gives him a razor-sharp mind. Judge Troy Sweeney acknowledged Lim might feel a sense of injustice given the drugs were not his and charges had been dropped against the alleged dealer “but that’s unfortunately what happens when you take a package from someone who you know is involved with drugs,” she said. The court heard Lim was at Myer in Perth on July 23, 2018 with his former co-accused, who security escorted from the store on suspicion he was shoplifting. Police were called and found the pair on a CAT bus nearby. State prosecutor Kade Rosenthal said CCTV footage taken on the bus showed the other man handed a black pouch to Lim which contained 0.27 grams of cannabis, a pill believed to be MDMA and 10.25 grams of methylamphetamine in four separate bags. Both men were searched and a further 0.24g of methylamphetamine was found on Mr Lim, which he admitted to buying from the man the night before. Mr Rosenthal said the supply charge was based on Mr Lim’s intention to return the drugs to the other man. Judge Sweeney said she was sentencing Lim based on the fact the drugs found on him were not his, and police dropped the case against the former co-accused because they were unlikely to get conviction. “Clearly you didn’t anticipate the police were going to get you off the bus as well and search you,” she said. Lim’s lawyer Seamus Rafferty said his client was “extremely intelligent” and told him using methylamphetamine made him concentrate and think clearer. He said he possessed the drugs for just a couple of minutes. His Facebook page paints a picture of a carefree sports fan who attended Rossmoyne Senior High and enjoys playing with his little dog. Lim was sentenced to a nine-month jail term, suspended for a year.