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A former gang member offered to pay his girlfriend $25,000 - or alternatively kill himself - to stop her from giving evidence against him on violence charg
Police get custody of motorcycles not owned by, but allegedly controlled by, methamphetamine ring leader.
Duo allegedly linked to one of Horowhenua's biggest methamphetamine rings will wait the best part of three years for a trial.
In the Palmerston North District Court on Wednesday, Kalivati pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering. Other drug-related charges were dropped. O’Connell was sentenced last month to nine years' jail for his involvement and three others – Emma Jane Armstrong, Stephen Heta Puhipuhi and Alice Irene Andrews – were also sentenced on drug-related charges. Warwick Smith/Stuff Gary Colin O’Connell spent his life in the drug trade, leading to him earning $4 million in five years dealing methamphetamine. The court heard Kalivati used several methods to spend the money, such as using ...