Name suppression has today lapsed for a Mexican man charged over the biggest cocaine bust in New Zealand history. Pavon made his second appearance from custody in Christchurch District Court after earlier this month being charged with importing the Class A drug cocaine and possession for supply of cocaine. A 44-year-old Mexican and a 56-year-old American have also been charged with importing a Class A drug and possession for supply of a Class A drug. In May, a joint Customs and police investigation uncovered 35 bricks of high-grade cocaine, weighing 1kg each. After weeks of intense surveillance and intelligence work, police swooped on July 1 at Auckland International Airport.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 10, 2016 22:41 UTC