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Blood was left splattered on the footpath outside the court precinct.

Sixteen seconds. That's how long it took for an explosive, mass brawl to erupt between the rival gangs Tribesmen and Mongrel Mob members outside the Chri

Alexander John Powell, 33, a patched member of the Tribesmen gang, told the jury the methamphetamine actually belonged to him and he had hidden it there without Browne’s knowledge. He said the Tribesmen had anti-methamphetamine rules and Browne did not approve of gang members using the drug. The jury rejected this claim and found Browne guilty of the charge. During Browne’s sentencing last month, Judge O’Driscoll noted that, according to Powell, Browne discouraged the use of methamphetamine because of the disastrous effects it had on the community. NZ Police The methamphetamine tha...

The car he was using, a Subaru Legacy, was seized and $15,000 worth of methamphetamine was found in a plastic bag hidden behind the petrol flap. Police also found three LSD tablets in the compartment of the driver’s door, and 14 forged $50 notes in a dashboard compartment. Browne was charged with failing to carry out obligations in relation to a computer search after he declined to give police the PIN to his cellphone. Earlier in the trial, Constable Claire Bennison testified that Browne said he did not know the PIN to his phone, but offered to open the phone using his thumbprint. Bennis...

Mariné Lourens16:55, May 10 2021 STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/Stuff Elder Browne, the president of the Tribesmen gang, on trial in the Christchurch District Court. While evidence in a trial against the president of the Tribesmen motorcycle gang might “seem like an episode of CSI”, the jury would soon wish they had changed channels, a defence lawyer has said. Monday was the first day of Elder Browne’s jury trial in the Christchurch District Court on charges of possession of methamphetamine for supply, possession of LSD, possession of forged banknotes, and failing to carry out obligations in rela...