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![Woman's crucial role as mule for a jailhouse drug ring](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Woman's crucial role as mule for a jailhouse drug ring
When Freedom Walker visited her partner in jail, she took meth and cannabis with her.
![Meth addict had been up for three days when he stabbed stranger on Auckland bus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Meth addict had been up for three days when he stabbed stranger on Auckland bus
'I don’t know why the male attacked me. I was just trying to help him.'
![Man sobs as jury acquits him on serious drug charge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Man sobs as jury acquits him on serious drug charge
The Crown said there were too many coincidences linking the man to the meth lab.
![Man arrested in Greenhithe for drug and ammunition possession](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Man arrested in Greenhithe for drug and ammunition possession
The man was charged with the possession of GBL [also known as Fantasy or Liquid Ecstasy].
![Unaddressed trauma and grief: Why teen stabbed a heavily pregnant woman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Unaddressed trauma and grief: Why teen stabbed a heavily pregnant woman
Court told the 19yo had lured the woman to an address under false pretences.
![Election candidate was jailed for drug crime: 'I've learned from my mistakes'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Election candidate was jailed for drug crime: 'I've learned from my mistakes'
Convicted offender Ashley Hillis wants to show that people can change for the better.
![Woman accuses police of deleting footage related to clan lab](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Woman accuses police of deleting footage related to clan lab
A woman says she and her partner had nothing to do with a meth lab.
!['Injured mana': Reformed criminal turned drug counsellor sought $700,000 compensation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Injured mana': Reformed criminal turned drug counsellor sought $700,000 compensation
Paora Sweeney wanted a marae-based apology from the prison manager for 'injury' to mana.
![120kg drug bust: Man caught near ship claims he was 'practising to become a boat captain'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
120kg drug bust: Man caught near ship claims he was 'practising to become a boat captain'
Kupa Koinaki didn't realise police had already taken the cocaine he was meant to collect.
!['I ran the toughest race on the planet to get over my cocaine addiction'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'I ran the toughest race on the planet to get over my cocaine addiction'
Drugs ruled Chris Slater during his 20s. Five years later he ran across the Sahara.
![Hidden bush lab: Meth 'bomb' so big it had to be choppered out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Hidden bush lab: Meth 'bomb' so big it had to be choppered out
The 'terraced' lab was covered in camouflage netting and dug into the side of steep bush.
![New Zealand on high alert as deadly 'new fentanyl' sweeps Europe/US](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
New Zealand on high alert as deadly 'new fentanyl' sweeps Europe/US
Drug safety advocates are increasingly worried nitazenes will infiltrate New Zealand.
![Unlicensed, speeding and high: Young driver kills two, gets home detention](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Unlicensed, speeding and high: Young driver kills two, gets home detention
Victim's family question sentence imposed by court.
![He was an 83-year-old Justice of the Peace - he laundered $500k for meth ring](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
He was an 83-year-old Justice of the Peace - he laundered $500k for meth ring
Herbert Armitage was a JP and a keen bowler - he was laundering money on the side.
![$7m cocaine bust: Auckland police smash Australian organised crime cell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
$7m cocaine bust: Auckland police smash Australian organised crime cell
Two men arrested after $7 million worth of cocaine found in shipping container.
![Woman loses ability to move legs after ‘nangs’ nitrous oxide overdose](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Woman loses ability to move legs after ‘nangs’ nitrous oxide overdose
Auckland woman says she was using nitrous oxide to numb the pain of a back injury.
![A meth lab, 14kg of cannabis, $120k cash allegedly found hidden in dense bush](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
A meth lab, 14kg of cannabis, $120k cash allegedly found hidden in dense bush
A man and woman are on trial for their alleged involvement in a large meth lab.
!['Sophisticated and intelligent criminal' gets law degree while on electronic bail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Sophisticated and intelligent criminal' gets law degree while on electronic bail
Mason Helm put GPS trackers on Ford utes, cloned their keys, then stole them.
!['Don't call police or we'll come back': Gangsters attack man in violent home invasion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Don't call police or we'll come back': Gangsters attack man in violent home invasion
Police later seized Daniel Natua's gang patch and gun cache after raiding his home.
![Letters: Pseudoephedrine fears for pharmacies, elderly migrants suffering in silence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Letters: Pseudoephedrine fears for pharmacies, elderly migrants suffering in silence
OPINION: 'I anticipate a huge increase in ram raids and armed hold-ups.'
![Nicki Minaj’s arrest at Amsterdam airport highlights legal weed confusion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Nicki Minaj’s arrest at Amsterdam airport highlights legal weed confusion
Fact check: Is weed actually legal in the Netherlands?