Man charged in plot to import cocaine from Mexico worked at Tauranga port 7 May, 2021 09:00 PM 5 minutes to read A stevedore who worked casually at the Port of Tauranga is among eight defendants charged following a police investigation into an alleged international drug conspiracy. Photo / Mike Scott A stevedore who worked casually at the Port of Tauranga is among eight defendants charged following a police investigation into an alleged international drug conspiracy. Photo / Mike Scott An alleged "inside man" at Tauranga's port has been arrested as part of what police say is a plot to smuggle hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico into New Zealand.