Pakūranga shooting: More than $6m of cryptocurrency transferred to accounts linked to 35-year-old man charged with murder of Tuipulotu Vi in Auckland
The 26-year-old was charged with Vi’s murder in October 2024. Two other men from Auckland have also been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting. The 23-year-old was jointly charged with Vi’s murder and granted name suppression at his first appearance in the Manukau District Court. Defence lawyer Scott McColgan represents the two Auckland men charged with Vi’s murder. Operation Mexted led to three US citizens being arrested for possession of the illegal firearms and subsequently charged with importing methamphetamine.
Source: New Zealand Herald March 17, 2026 19:01 UTC
