Attempted meth smuggling

Hefty jail term for attempting to smuggle meth from Tonga to NZ

The methamphetamine was estimated to have a street value of $TP2 million.

Kaniva News reports Mangisi,59, was found guilty of trying to export the drugs through Fua‘amotu International Airport in May 2018.

He was originally charged with three counts of possession of Class A drugs, the attempted export of illicit drugs and failure to make declaration to Customs Officer.