All three accused men in the cocaine trial must now wait for the jury's verdicts. Photo / File7 May, 2021 04:53 AM 3 minutes to readAll three accused men in the cocaine trial must now wait for the jury's verdicts. Photo / FileThe identity of people in messages dredged up at the Bastion Point drug trial could be pivotal to deciding the fate of three accused cocaine importers. Russian sailor Aleksandr Cherushev and Polish men Ryszard Wilk and Patryk Lukasz Lukasik have pleaded not guilty to importing cocaine. Apart from the importation charge, Cherushev and Wilk also deny supplying cocaine, and Lukasik denies money laundering.
Source: New Zealand Herald May 07, 2021 05:03 UTC