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Ninety Mile Beach meth bust: Jonah Lomu's 'niece' has Supreme Court appeal denied stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Selaima Fakaosilea – a close relative of the rugby legend – has had three years taken off her jail sentence for New Zealand's largest ever meth haul. ....
David White/Stuff Stevie Cullen and Selaima Fakaosilea were sent to jail for decades for the case. The appeal was finally heard at the High Court at Auckland on Wednesday, in front of Justice Forrie Miller, Justice Geoffrey Venning and Justice Mary Peters. Defence lawyer Greg Bradford argued Fakaosilea was not involved with the importation of the drug haul, because any alleged involvement by her came after the drugs had been imported into New Zealand. David White/Stuff Selaima Fakaosilea maintains her innocence in the Ninety Mile Beach meth importation. The drugs should have been considered imported when the boat carrying them arrived in New Zealand waters, which was at the end of May 2016, he said. ....