Timothy Fearn was sentenced at the Christchurch District Court for his role in a dark web drug smuggling operation. Photo: NZHThe leader of a dark web underground drug smuggling ring has narrowly avoided a stint behind bars. A judge sentenced him to 11 months' home detention on Wednesday, after he also admitted other dishonesty and driving charges, saying he had come "within a whisker" of going to jail. The summary of facts says the drug parcels in this case were similar to imports encountered in previous drug operations where the drugs had been ordered over the internet using dark web underground websites. Parcels intercepted at the International Mail Centre which contained a total of 27g of methamphetamine and 3.6g of ecstasy were sent to various Christchurch addresses.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 08, 2020 04:18 UTC