Drugs charges after Wanaka investigation

INVERCARGILL: A 31-year-old landscape gardener appeared in Invercargill District Court yesterday following a two-month-long investigation into the supply of illicit drugs in Wanaka.

The man, who was granted interim name suppression, faced six charges, including possession and supply of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm.

He was also charged with failing to assist a police search.

Judge Russell Walker remanded him on bail until his next appearance on December 14 in the Queenstown District Court.

Conditions include a curfew from 7pm to 7am, random drug testing when required by the court and an order not to consume any illicit drug.

He also had to hand over his passport and could only leave the Wanaka area for court hearings or to meet his lawyer.

He was arrested in Queenstown on Friday night as part of an investigation into methamphetamine supply in the Wanaka area.