Quantities of a party drug linked to the death of two
teenagers in Britain have been intercepted by New Zealand
Customs officials, with police fearing a strong version of
mephedrone is in use here as a substitute for ecstasy.
A young Alexandra man's wrongful conviction on a driving
charge four years ago was a major reason for a High Court
judge's decision not to send him to prison yesterday for drug
dealing.
Chinese drug traffickers are splashing money around and
driving flashy cars to lure foreign students into doing their
dirty work, a top police drug squad officer says.
Prime Minister John Key has defended the Government
categorically ruling out relaxing drug laws, saying doing
anything else would send the wrong message to children.
A man involved in one of New Zealand's largest
methamphetamine smuggling rings has had his application to
appeal against his conviction and sentence of life
imprisonment declined.
