Please attribute to Detective Inspector Craig Hamilton, Manager: Asset Recovery Units:
Over $470,000 has been forfeited following an investigation into methamphetamine dealing in Gisborne.
Three people were convicted in Gisborne District Court between November 2019 and February 2020 for their roles in the sale and supply of methamphetamine in Gisborne, investigated by Police as part of Operation Pinyin.
This included Lucky Campbell, who was jailed for over 14 years in December 2019 after pleading guilty to seven charges of possessing methamphetamine for supply.
As part of Operation Pinyin, Police sought the forfeiture of $470,170 cash order under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act (CPRA) from the High Court in Gisborne, and a forfeiture order was granted in December 2020.
As stated by Detective Inspector Craig Hamilton, Manager: Asset Recovery Units:
Over $470,000 has been forfeited following an investigation into methamphetamine dealing in Gisborne.
Three people were convicted in Gisborne District Court between November 2019 and February 2020 for their roles in the sale and supply of methamphetamine in Gisborne, investigated by Police as part of Operation Pinyin.
This included Lucky Campbell, who was jailed for over 14 years in December 2019 after pleading guilty to seven charges of possessing methamphetamine for supply.
As part of Operation Pinyin, Police sought the forfeiture of $470,170 cash order under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act (CPRA) from the High Court in Gisborne, and a forfeiture order was granted in December 2020.
More than 470,000 has been forfeited after a meth dealing bust in Gisborne 26 January 2021
Three people were convicted in Gisborne District Court between November 2019 and February 2020 for supplying and selling the drug in the city.
As part of Operation Pinyin, police sought the forfeiture of 470,000 dollars in cash from the High Court.
Detective Inspector Craig Hamilton says it s a great result for the Gisborne community but people need to remain vigilant to suspicious activity.