A Napier man has been remanded for sentence after admitting charges related to alleged selling an estimated 367 grams of methamphetamine – traced by messages on his cellphones.
Appearing in Napier District Court on Friday, two days before his 44th birthday, William David Taylor pleaded guilty to representative charges of supplying methamphetamine and possessing methamphetamine for supply in the seven weeks from September 26 and November 14.
Conducting a wider methamphetamine investigation in Hawke's Bay, police obtained a "production order" to seize Taylor's cell phones, and found text messages said to link him at least 10 transactions with customers in Hawke's Bay and an on-supplier in Palmerston North.
Sums of up to $6000 an ounce (28 grams) were mentioned, and in one case Taylor told the Palmerston North dealer he had one and a half ounces available for $10,000, a police summary said.
CCTV images captured one of the transactions taking place at a Napier supermarket.