Jose Mari Torres Macalalad appeared by videolink at Auckland District Court, in relation to charges involving drugs and an alleged organised crime group. SUPPLIED Police organised crime specialists and Customs seized drugs, over $1m in cash, high end vehicles, and firearms in Operation Mystic. Police alleged Macalalad conspired with eight other people in an organised crime group which operated from August 2017 to this month. In another charge, he was accused of taking part in an ten-person organised crime conspiracy. The police National Organised Crime Group and New Zealand Customs ran the investigation.

Source: Stuff February 11, 2020 04:30 UTC