Margaret Jean O'Brien, 70, has pleaded not guilty to drug and money laundering charges and has been remanded, on bail, to reappear in the Hāwera District Court on March 9. (file photo)The operator of a Taranaki taxi service has pleaded not guilty to charges laid after one of the region’s largest methamphetamine busts. Defence lawyer Patrick Mooney said O’Brien pleaded not guilty to the charges and elected a trial by jury. (file photo)Judge Greig remanded O’Brien, on bail, to reappear on March 9 and ordered her to report to Stratford police station one day a week. O’Brien's other co-accused, Logan Reece Maxwell, is facing two charges of possession of methamphetamine for supply, three of supplying the Class A drug and two of money laundering.

Source: Stuff January 26, 2021 01:17 UTC