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The High Court at Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers Ryszard Wilk, Patryk Lukasik and Aleksandr Cherushev are on trial at the High Court in Auckland for importing and dealing 4kg of cocaine in 2016 and 2017. The three men allegedly shipped and dealt the drug in New Zealand. They deny all seven charges against them. Detective Mark Pickles, who has been involved in the police investigation into the men over the last four years - dubbed Operation Moa - gave evidence today. The investigation had ...

Cocaine importation trial: Phone messages led to bag of cocaine buried in mud - detectives © Provided by Radio New Zealand The High Court at Auckland Detectives in an international drug smuggling case pieced together information from notes and text messages to find a black rubbish bag of cocaine buried in the mud of an Auckland park. Ryszard Wilk, Patryk Lukasik and Aleksandr Cherushev are on trial at the High Court in Auckland for importing and dealing 4kg of cocaine in 2016 and 2017. The t...