Auckland’s Bastion Point used by drug syndicate to hide drugs, Crown claims

The Crown claims Auckland’s Bastion Point was used by an international drug syndicate as a place to hide bags of cash and cocaine, Stuff reports. Three men – Aleksandr Cherushev, Patryk Lukasz Lukasik and Ryszard Wilk – have denied a string of charges including importing and supplying cocaine, conspiracy to supply and money laundering, and are on trial at the High Court at Auckland. The trial before Justice Tracey Walker and a jury is set to hear from 46 witnesses over four weeks.