A former top New Zealand cop has reappeared in court in the Cook Islands on drugs charges.
Mark Franklin is a former Detective Inspector who left the New Zealand police force five years ago.
He's among 13 people facing drugs charges following a year long police operation.
Franklin remains in custody but will reappear in court on Tuesday for a bail hearing with a judge.
- Newstalk ZB
Former top NZ cop back in Cook Islands court
A former New Zealand police officer has been arrested for allegedly operating as a local drug dealer and selling cannabis from a bar. File photo / NZ Herald
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