A British man who moved into an inner-city Auckland apartment as a "babysitter" for a large methamphetamine stash, worth about $27 million, has been jailed. Neil John Wilkinson was sentenced to 17 years and six months this morning, in the High Court at Auckland by Justice Paul Davison. Neil John Wilkinson has been sentenced to 17 years and 6 months. Wilkinson had moved in that same month to "safeguard" the illicit haul for a drug syndicate, Justice Davison said. Wilkinson was sentenced to 17 years and six months, with a non-parole period of seven years.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 11, 2021 21:45 UTC