A man jailed for his role in a multi-million dollar drug syndicate that imported ecstasy hidden inside Harrods gift baskets has had his appeal dismissed.
John Apostolakis was last year found guilty of importing the class B drug MDMA, also known as ecstasy, and was sentenced to three years and three months in prison.
The 38-year-old was one of 16 people arrested in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch after a police investigation into the smuggling of 100,000 ecstasy tablets over a three-month period.
Through his lawyer Apostolakis argued a number of points had prejudiced his trial.
However, his appeal against conviction has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal, which ruled there was no prejudice and that none of his appeal points were successful.
