
Drugs hidden in uniform
A flight attendant who worked for Air New Zealand for 24 years has been charged with bringing methamphetamine into the country concealed in his uniform jacket.
A flight attendant who worked for Air New Zealand for 24 years has been charged with bringing methamphetamine into the country concealed in his uniform jacket.
The drug mule who yesterday admitted hiding heroin inside her body and smuggling it into New Zealand was reportedly on the run from South African police.
A South African drug mule has today admitted hiding heroin inside her body and smuggling it into New Zealand.
A South African woman who has been accused of importing heroin with a street value of $1.2 million has had a hospital bedside court hearing.
Phone companies have revealed the extent of Govt agency spying on their networks, with more than 70 secret wire taps last year in New Zealand alone.
A drug mule caught importing almost 1kg of cocaine in New Zealand found it too difficult to smuggle his haul inside him so instead sewed most of it into a travel pillow.
A Brazilian drug mule who stood to gain just over $20,000 for smuggling 2.35kg of cocaine through Auckland Airport has been jailed for six years.
A Palmerston North student who imported drugs he ordered online has been jailed for four years and 10 months.
Methamphetamine with a street value of up to $3.3 million and stashed in skincare and shampoo bottles, has been intercepted by Customs and police.
A criminologist says cocaine is unlikely to take a foothold in New Zealand despite a large shipment being intercepted in Auckland.
Timing was crucial in the busting of an alleged online child sexual abuse network, New Zealand authorities say.
Customs has refused to answer questions about an email asking staff to send information on Kim Dotcom to the FBI in exchange for "brownie points".
The "secrets-for-brownie points" case has been escalated to Customs Minister Maurice Williamson - but he says it has nothing to do with him.
A senior Customs official told colleagues in charge of highly personal information they could earn "brownie points"if they passed secrets to the FBI.
A backpacker coming home for Christmas had every bit of electronic equipment stripped from him at the airport.
Business owners are being warned to watch out for overseas money laundering scams, which are targeting New Zealand's small businesses.
A woman who imported more than 2kg of party drugs from the UK has been sentenced to 12 months' home detention.