Operation Notus drug offenders: Man jailed for more than 9 years
16 Feb, 2021 09:00 PM
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Jason Iopata, his wife and another man were sentenced in the Tauranga District Court last week. Photo / File
Jason Iopata, his wife and another man were sentenced in the Tauranga District Court last week. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
By: Sandra Conchie
A Bay of Plenty man has been jailed for more than nine years for drug dealing and money laundering offences totalling more than $400,000. Jason Kirk Iopata, 46, from Motiti Island and his wife Anahera Marie Iopata, 39, from Kawerau, were sentenced in the Tauranga District Court on February 5 in relation to a joint charge of engaging in multiple money laundering transactions.