Accused cocaine supplier busted with $70,000 at airport, jury hears
23 Apr, 2021 04:16 AM
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Polish man Ryszard Wilk was brought back to New Zealand in 2019 to face drugs and money laundering charges. Photo / Interpol
Polish man Ryszard Wilk was brought back to New Zealand in 2019 to face drugs and money laundering charges. Photo / Interpol
Cash amounting to $70,000 scattered throughout the luggage of an accused cocaine supplier was seized by a Customs officer as the man tried to flee New Zealand, a jury has heard.
Ryszard Wilk is one of three men on trial at the High Court in Auckland charged with importation of 4kg of the class A drug in 2016, as part of an alleged international drug syndicate.
You are a genetic mistake : Russian sailor, Bastion Pt cocaine case hears angry messages
22 Apr, 2021 03:47 AM
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Ryszard Wilk, brought back to New Zealand in 2019 to face charges, complained of other people constantly pestering him for money. Photo / Interpol
Ryszard Wilk, brought back to New Zealand in 2019 to face charges, complained of other people constantly pestering him for money. Photo / Interpol
A murky cast of characters including entities named Ginger, Baldie, J23 and Seraphim featured in the Bastion Point cocaine trial today.
But what did seem clear at the High Court in Auckland was how dread and anger set in as some involved in the alleged drug ring complained of theft and treachery.
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Ryszard Wilk, brought back to New Zealand in 2019 to face charges, complained of other people constantly pestering him for money. Photo / Interpol You are a genetic mistake : Fear and foul-mouthed texts aired at cocaine trial Thu, 22 Apr 2021, 4:57PM
A murky cast of characters including entities named Ginger, Baldie, J23 and Seraphim featured in the Bastion Point cocaine trial today.
But what did seem clear at the High Court in Auckland was how dread and anger set in as some involved in the alleged drug ring complained of theft and treachery.
The Russian sailor, secret supermarket meeting & cocaine buried in rubbish bags
19 Apr, 2021 03:02 AM
6 minutes to read
The trial of Patryk Lukasz Lukasik, Ryszard Wilk and Aleksandr Cherushev begins today in the High Court in Auckland. Photo / File
The trial of Patryk Lukasz Lukasik, Ryszard Wilk and Aleksandr Cherushev begins today in the High Court in Auckland. Photo / File
A Russian sailor on a boat from South America, two short trips to New Zealand by Polish nationals and a secret meet-up at a Mount Maunganui New World carpark led to almost 4kg of cocaine being distributed throughout the country, prosecutors allege.
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