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Cash gives clue to scale of city’s meth addiction
The jailing of a drug dealer may have given a clue to the size of Christchurch’s methamphetamine problem. He was found with a loaded pistol and cash totalling $145,400 stashed in his car. Christchurch...
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Patient awaiting surgery stole from nurses
Robert John Commons, who is awaiting surgery for a debilitating illness, raided Christchurch Public Hospital where he stole bicycles from two hard-working nurses. Christchurch District Court Judge Jane...
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Meth ‘hail storm’ for Christchurch
A shipment of crystal meth about to land in Christchurch would look like a hail storm, a dealer commented as phone arrangements for the drug sale were made. The comments were intercepted by police...
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Rangiora woman admits meth dealing
A 25-year-old Rangiora woman is being assessed for home detention after admitting a charge of supplying the class A drug methamphetamine – an offence that carries a maximum sentence of life...
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Man tried to bring pistol into Court House
A man who tried to get through the search station at the entrance to the Christchurch Court House with a loaded pistol in his pants has been granted a home detention sentence. When police searched...
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‘Occupational hazard’ for drug dealer cited in court
Being set up for a robbery might be regarded as “an occupational hazard” for dealers who sell rock salt as crystal meth, a lawyer suggested at a woman’s Christchurch District Court sentencing on...
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Solicitor denies drugs charge
A Christchurch solicitor has denied a methamphetamine possession charge he faced at the Christchurch District Court today. Steven Welch Rollo, 41, entered not guilty pleas to two charges before a...
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Woman denies ammo and meth charges
A woman charged with possession of ammunition and a methamphetamine pipe, and receiving stolen property after a police search of a Bryndwr home three weeks ago has pleaded not guilty and elected jury...
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Scale of meth seizures may cause sentencing re-think
File image. © Andrew Bardwell New Zealand may need to re-think its sentencing regime for the class A drug methamphetamine in the light of recent huge drug busts, says a Christchurch lawyer. Drug...
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Case review hearing for Christchurch solicitor Steven Welch Rollo, 41, who denies charges of possession of methamphetamine and refusing to give “an enforcement officer” his full name and address when...
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Meth involved in dangerous driving that injured two
A 31-year-old with Mongrel Mob links was high on methamphetamine and alcohol when his aggressive driving injured two people in a taxi he crashed into. “He is hazy as to what took place,” defence...
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Rehab programme for ‘incredibly dangerous driving’
A man has been sentenced to six month’s home detention at Odyssey House for “incredibly dangerous reckless driving”, after a high speed police chase across town in January. Ricky Shane Stampa, 32, was...
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Nazi salute from alleged chase driver
The alleged driver facing 16 charges after a police pursuit through Christchurch on Thursday called out a Nazi salute when a judge remanded him in custody at the Christchurch District Court. Terry...
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Unknown drug dealer avoided robbery
File image. © Andrew Bardwell Two people who admitted plotting to “roll” an unknown drug dealer were jailed in the Christchurch District Court. They had admitted charges of conspiring to commit the...
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Three meth accused staying in custody
Three men arrested for alleged involvement in a methamphetamine supply ring have been remanded in custody at the Christchurch District Court. Michael Heron, a 44-year-old concrete worker with no fixed...
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‘Cold turkey’ drug offender heading for rehab
A West Coast drug offender who wanted locked up to go “cold turkey” has been wished luck by a judge who has released him into a rehabilitation programme. Twenty-two-year-old Andy Junior Halliday had...
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Suppression granted to alleged gang members
Three alleged Head Hunters gang members or associates were granted interim name suppression when they appeared on drugs or conspiracy charges in the Christchurch District Court after police raids that...
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Fifth man faces drug dealing charges
A fifth man charged with participating in an organised criminal group dealing in methamphetamine arising from police raids on Head Hunters gang premises on Tuesday has appeared at the Christchurch...
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Anti-meth warning for home invaders
A judge delivered an anti-meth warning as he jailed four offenders for a disastrous night time home invasion and robbery at Springston, southwest of Christchurch. The invasion was carried out to...
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Sixth arrest over drug ring allegations
A sixth man has been arrested for conspiring to deal in methamphetamine after a series of police raids on Head Hunters gang premises last week. The 31-year-old labourer, Karl Steven Shepherd, appeared...
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