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Kenny Leslie McMillan admitted dealing about 500g of methamphetamine, but a jury found there were kilos more.
It was two years, to the day, between police finding two kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a car and a jury deciding Wellington man Kenny McMillan was the boss of a drug ring. McMillan, 43, had the bling of a drug dealer – a trio of high-end cars, a launch berthed at the marina - and he was wearing a $52,000 Hublot watch when police swooped on his $900 a week rented penthouse apartment on Lambton Quay, in the central city. McMillan had thrown bags of methamphetamine from the 11th floor balcony as police closed in.
In his final address to the jury, Mitchell said Philip and his partner were front and centre buying and transporting methamphetamine 10 times. The Crown alleged they were among the intermediaries McMillan, as the boss, put between himself and the drugs. McMillan had been the partner of Phillip’s daughter for several years, the jury heard. But Mitchell said Philip was a clever and manipulative criminal, with no flashy lifestyle that would attract attention. While McMillan had methamphetamine convictions from 2005, Philip had no drug convictions but that was because he was clever enough not to get caught, Mitchell said.
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McMillan had car parks in a building in Gilmer Tce, central Wellington, where he hid drugs and cash.
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