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New Zealand Man Arrested for $3 Million Meth Smuggling

11/19/2025

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A 43-year-old man from Masterton, New Zealand, was arrested for smuggling $3 million worth of methamphetamine.
Customs officers discovered the drugs concealed in packages containing art and roller-skate kneepads.
The operation involved 10 kilograms of meth hidden across 10 separate packages mailed to various addresses in Aotearoa in July.
The drugs were intercepted before they reached their destinations.

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Story summary

A 43-year-old man from Masterton, New Zealand, was arrested for smuggling $3 million worth of methamphetamine.
Customs officers discovered the drugs concealed in packages containing art and roller-skate kneepads.
The operation involved 10 kilograms of meth hidden across 10 separate packages mailed to various addresses in Aotearoa in July.
The drugs were intercepted before they reached their destinations.