The earliest a jury trial can be held for six men arrested over the largest seizure of methamphetamine ever in the country is April next year. The trial could take up to eight weeks, one of the longest ever held in Northland. All men were remanded for a callover in Auckland on April 27 and their attendance has been excused. Observant locals called police after noticing the occupants of several vehicles acting suspiciously in the area for a fortnight, and trying to launch boats off the west coast. They began searching for a Toyota Prado and a rental campervan, as the occupants had been seen trying to launch boats in the area.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 05, 2017 18:32 UTC