Tag: drugs
Police analyst describes cash ‘from unknown sources’
The police say cash deposits totalling $260,695 into the bank accounts of Hugh James Robinson’s health food and supplements business were from unknown sources and not from shop sales.
Pair admit planning $12,000 robbery
Two people admitted conspiring to rob an unknown person of $12,000 cash in the Christchurch District Court today.
Drugs robbery victim was forced to strip
A man was forced to strip naked and squat in front a vehicle at the end of a gang-linked drugs shake-down, the Christchurch District Court was told.
Judge rejects robber’s claim of non-violence
A judge has rejected a two-time armed robber and convicted rapist’s claim that he is “not a violent man”.
Scale of meth seizures may cause sentencing re-think
New Zealand may need to re-think its sentencing regime for the class A drug methamphetamine in the light of recent huge drug busts, says a Christchurch lawyer.
Suppression lifts on cocaine importing accused
Name suppression has lifted on a 29-year-old Mexican man charged with possession and importing of the class A drug cocaine and he has pleaded not guilty.
‘Occupational hazard’ for drug dealer cited in court
Being set up for a robbery might be regarded as “an occupational hazard” for dealers who sell rock salt as crystal meth, a lawyer suggested at a woman’s Christchurch District Court sentencing on Thursday.
Not guilty pleas to all charges by Paul Bennett
Paul James Bennett, who was deported from Australia and arrested on his arrival at Christchurch, has denied 60 charges and has opted for a judge-alone trial on alleged offending totalling $567,000.
Waltham pharmacy robber jailed
A man who threatened terrified pharmacy staff with an imitation sawn-off shotgun before taking money and drugs has been jailed for four years three months.
34-month sentence for fatal drugs raid
A Rakaia man has been sent back to jail for his role as “bait” in a drugs raid that went wildly and fatally wrong.
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