A young Kiwi charged with smuggling 75kg of methamphetamine from China was due to return to New Zealand.
Peter Gardner, 25, a New Zealand-born builder living in Australia, faces death by firing squad with fellow accused, Sydney woman Kalynda Davis, 22.
On November 5 the pair flew to China from Sydney. They were booked to fly back to Sydney on November 8 and then onto Auckland just three days later, but were intercepted at Guangzhou Airport allegedly carrying the commercial grade drug.
The New Zealand Embassy confirmed the Consul-General had visited Gardner at a detention centre to check on his well-being. He is the second New Zealander this week to face serious drugs charges overseas. A week ago, Whanganui man Antony de Malmanche was arrested in Bali allegedly carrying 1.709kg of methamphetamine.
His son, Ashley de Malmanche, feared his father was the victim of an online dating drug trafficking scam.
