Russian sailor Aleksandr Cherushev is a family man and ambitious sailor with no interest in drugs, defence lawyer Ron Mansfield says. Photo / SuppliedRussian sailor Aleksandr Cherushev is a family man and ambitious sailor with no interest in drugs, defence lawyer Ron Mansfield says. Photo / SuppliedThere's a Titanic-sized hole in the Crown's Bastion Point cocaine smuggling case, a Russian sailor's lawyer says. The Crown has claimed Cherushev imported around 4kg of cocaine as chief officer on Discovery Bay, a container ship arriving from Ecuador. Photo / 123RFThe court today heard Cherushev, of Kaliningrad, had a daughter aged 5 and a wife he married seven years ago.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 03, 2021 02:15 UTC