A Northland woman who stayed at a Tutukaka bach didn't know methamphetamine was being manufactured in the property until the police Armed Offenders Squad turned up, a jury has heard.
The police interview of Charla McIntyre, 19, was played before the jury in the Whangarei District Court today during the second week of a trial in which she and three others are facing serious drugs charges.
Also charged are Kimberley Gibbons-Hurinui, 32, Jeffery Hall, 35, and Tama Watene-Toi, 52 who, along with McIntyre, are all facing seven charges in relation to the discovery of a meth lab in Dolphin Place, on the Tutukaka Coast, on July 10, 2016.
They are charged with manufacturing meth, possession of equipment with an intention of manufacturing meth, possession of meth for supply, unlawful possession of a restricted weapon, unlawful possession of a pistol, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of an explosive.
The clandestine meth lab was busted after a property manager became suspicious and called police.