WELLINGTON, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Two people are facing jail after being found guilty of importing meth discovered during New Zealand's largest-ever drugs case, local media reported on Tuesday.
Stevie Cullen and Selaima Fakaosilea were both charged with importing methamphetamine and participating in an organized criminal group. The jury found they were guilty on all four charges after a six-week trial.
In June 2016, 501 kg of methamphetamine were found at Ninety Mile Beach in the Far North, the country's largest-ever drug bust. Police seized the 449 kg of meth from a campervan and another 52 kg hidden in sand dunes.
The 501 kg of meth has a market value from between 130 million New Zealand dollars (85.79 million U.S. dollars) and 150 million New Zealand dollars (98.98 million U.S. dollars).
The jury of eight women and four men has been considering the case in the High Court in Whangarei for the last six weeks, during which period of time the jury has heard evidence from nearly 50 witnesses, including 44 from the Crown.
The end of the trial wraps up a three-year investigation by the police's National Organised Crime Group after the drug seizure. Sentencing for the two will take place on July 12 at the High Court in Whangarei.
