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      Home > News > Law and Order

    Sentencing in Auckland today for two men behind New Zealand's largest border seizure of methamphetamine

    Sentencing in Auckland today for two men behind New Zealand's largest border seizure of methamphetamine


    25-year-old The Hoang Thai was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison and 32-year-old Isaiah Te Hira has 16 years and nine months.

    A Customs-led investigation - called Operation Manta - into an overseas crime syndicate looking to expand here, began mid-2019.

    Frontline officers ended up finding 469 kilograms of meth hidden in electrical motors sent from Thailand.

    Two others have already been convicted for their part in the plot.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     Motoring:
    State Highway One in Christchurch's Hei Hei's now reopened - after a house fire forced it to close 18:06

     Auckland:
    A Lamborghini's burst into flames in a two-vehicle crash in Auckland's Remuera this afternoon 17:27

     Soccer:
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