Gang member sentenced to life for smuggling methamphetamine from prison

Thursday 27 March 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 27 Mar 2025, 5:07pm

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A senior gang member has been sentenced to life imprisonment for orchestrating a plot to import 198kg of methamphetamine. The drugs were hidden inside wheat threshers arriving from Dubai. The man masterminded the smuggling operation while serving a prison sentence for a previous importation.

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1. NZ HeraldThu 27 Mar 2025, 4:41pm

   Gang member who imported nearly 200kg of drugs while in prison gets life sentence (opens in new tab)

2. StuffThu 27 Mar 2025, 5:07pm

   Life imprisonment for ‘orchestrator’ who imported 198kg of meth while behind bars (opens in new tab)