There was nearly 5kg of methamphetamine inside. Your pseudo is worth nothing without their cash, the man says. The day before, the man was observed leaving a Karaka address in a ute, Detective Sergeant Damian Espinosa said. 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Police feared the gang's connections to international organised crime groups and sophisticated tradecraft would give it outsized influence in New Zealand's criminal underworld. Naufahu was arrested following a series of raids across Auckland in April 2019, in which more than $3.7 million in assets was seized along with luxury cars, motorbikes, high-end luggage and jewellery. NZ Police want leaders of King Cobras and the Rebels MC to start peace talks, Two men charged with the murder of NZ Outlaws leader Peter Lui, NZ Comanchero trial: This is the biggest gang in New Zealand, alleged drug dealer says, Sixth man charged over Shane de Britt murder, Toby Mitchell is a new Melbourne president of Mongols amid aggressive expansion, DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement and delivering it to our Designated Copyright Agent. You know the puakas get all my messages," the text read. This story originally appeared in the New Zealand Herald. The president of the NZ chapter of the Comancheros, Pasilika Naufahu, started his trial standing alongside fellow gang member Connor Clausen, accountant Wiwini Hakaraia, as well as a media personality and a woman - who both have name suppression. Young said the board was convinced Naufahu remained an undue risk and could not be released. In July, a 60-year-old man who travelled to Mexico was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to four charges of importing a Class A drug after being identified in Operation Nova. But the Court of Appeal has reduced that sentence to nine years. However, that is a consequence of your decisions.. He said he is paid $2200 a week before tax - the equivalent of $114,000 a year - by a company which was run by another defendant, who has name suppression. Red Cross Cyclone Gabrielle fund: Where will donations go? Former Comancheros President Mick Hawi was jailed manslaughter after he stabbed and bludgeoned rival Hells Angel bikie Anthony Zervas in the domestic departure hall of Sydney Airport in 2009.. The call was made in Mexico and the caller was identified as Rahman; a Fijian-Indian who lived in Suva, who had dual Canadian citizenship and travelled regularly to Mexico and the United States. Jurors have been told intercepted calls show coded conversations, discussion of hundreds of thousands of dollars and a suspicion that police had tapped mobile phones. The Crown has opened its case against Comancheros gang boss Pasilika Naufahu on drug and money laundering charges. The Comanchero Motorcycle Club president told the board he had done everything he possibly could in prison to show he was a responsible citizen. At the sentencing on Friday, Crown prosecutor David Johnstone said the defence had tried to unreasonably minimise Naufahus culpability as the leader of the criminal group. The late admissions come shortly before the pair were due to stand trial at the High Court in September, along with other members of the gang and their associates on charges laid in April 2019 following Operation Nova. This is the biggest gang in New Zealand, if they put word on the street about you, no-one comes near you.. "Dad I wrote this for you, with a heavy heart, holding your reading glasses, listening to roadhouse blues. He is capable. Est. Naufahu whose brother Pasilika is the president of the New Zealand chapter of the Australian motorcycle club also pleaded guilty to possession of MDMA, or Ecstasy, which is a Class-B controlled drug. A charge of participating in an organised criminal group between May 2017 and April 2019 was also admitted by Daniels, who was living in the affluent Auckland suburb of Mellons Bay until his arrest in April last year. Comanchero club secretary Jarome Fonua was jailed for four and half years. Vetekina and Fonua now join Tyson Daniels, the gang's vice-president, and Auckland lawyer Andrew Simpson in being convicted of laundering criminal profits. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook. A psychologist considered a special treatment programme for violent offending would adequately meet Naufahu's rehabilitative needs. READ MORE: * Comancheros: Man who bought car for gang vice-president gets community detention * Comancheros: Gang president found guilty of money laundering and drugs charges * Comanchero trial: Media personality ran company to 'disguise offending' Crown * Comanchero trial: 'Secrets and pretending' used to disguise offending, Crown says * Comancheros President Pasilika Naufahu admits some charges ahead of trial. By Leighton Keith, Open Justice reporter of, Comanchero Motorcycle Club president Pasilika Naufahu has been denied parole for a second time in four months. When brought in for questioning by police, Rahman claimed to be in New Zealand on holiday. In sentencing Daniels - who was wearing a Versace top in Comanchero colours of black and gold - to four years and eight months in prison, Justice Gerard van Bohemen said the senior gang member played a crucial role overseeing the gang's operations for significant personal gain. "We can see no reason why he cannot transfer prisons to undertake that programme and we hope that can happen as soon as reasonably possible," Young said. Ten days prior to that trial, Naufahu pleaded guilty to four charges of money laundering and one of participating in an organised crime group. "You clearly knew the money was derived from significant importation of drugs.". Naufahu, who has a statutory release date of July 2028, would be seen again by the board before the end of December 2023. A number of luxury vehicles were seized in the 2019 police raid. More than $1.2m in cash was deposited into Simpson's trust account at his law practice, which was also used to purchase some of the cars belonging to Daniels and allegedly others in the gang, as well as real estate such as a $1.3m home in Auckland. The house was purchased with Naufahus 7-year-old son listed as the owner. Senior Comancheros Tyson Daniels, left, and Jarome Fonua have pleaded guilty to money laundering and participating in an organised criminal group. Vetekina Naufahu pleaded guilty to three charges at a High Court hearing this morning, held by audio-visual link because of the Covid-19 lockdown in Auckland. Mansfield said Naufahu has never shied away from admitting to being the president of the New Zealand chapter of the Comanchero gang. Two days before Christmas, December 23, 2018, Rahman left New Zealand but not before receiving a backpack full of cash. Biker News does not belong to or support any Club. Five people, including the boss Pasilika Naufahu, are on trial in the High Court at Auckland facing drug, money laundering and organised crime charges. Comanchero MC Mick Hawi Duax Ngakuru - President Duax Ngakuru was elected as the Comanchero MC National President in 2009. The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. We are making these materials available in an effort for news reporting or educational purposes. The Crown said Naufahu told one person to download 'Signal', an encrypted messaging app, and discusses with his brother about getting their father to use it. Australian hairdresserHe Sha was jailed earlier this yearafter he admitted crossing the Tasman to sell pseudoephedrine. Visit the #1 Biker Channel on YouTube and get straight up commentary on whats happening in the biker scene. After a lengthy and high-profile jury trial last year, Naufahu was found guilty of two money-laundering charges - one in respect of a Ford Ranger and the other a $102,075 Bentley. Clausen had his appeal dismissed earlier this year. The gang boss was also found guilty, along with Connor Clausen, of conspiring to supply pseudoephedrine. Photo: Supplied, The Comancheros posted photographs on Instagram to announce the establishment of a New Zealand chapter. But another thing the success of the group bought with it was a problem, the problem was how to hide the crimes that were generating all the money, Johnstone said. He had also earlier. Aged between 18 and 24, all are members of the Comancheros gang, said Det. Topics Selection,Research, Editing, Correction Policy and Ethics, A MONGOL who survived a bullet to the brain in an alleged attempted hit by two rival Finks gunmen says he has little memory of the attack. Allan Meehan, 35, is the new leader of Australia's most powerful . "It's hard to accept the fact, you left us so soon. Pasilika Naufahu was sentenced by Justice Graham Lang on Friday. Hawi's violent death revived memories of the 2009 bikie wars and the Sydney airport brawl. Naufahu has denied conspiring to import a class A drug, conspiring to supply class B drug pseudoephedrine and three charges of money laundering, namely using $212,796.96 towards purchasing a Bentley, Ford Ranger and a concrete pump. Of the dozens of intercepted calls using nicknames and codes played during the trial, none have involved the local Comancheros president until now. This stabbing attack occurred as part of the Sydney Airport Brawl in 2009. Clausen has already been sentenced to three years and eight months' imprisonment. Frustrated emails from Kawerau constable to Police Commissioner Mike Bush led to downfall of Mo Video of gang's botched $1m drug deal that brought down Comancheros leader - NZ Herald, Auckland Airport meth bust: Air New Zealand baggage handlers charged - NZ Herald. Tallat Rahman, from Suva, was arrested in February 2019 in the first phase of the inquiry, which discovered how parcels of methamphetamine weighing up to 5kg were hidden inside kitchen appliances shipped from the United States. Hakaraia offered cover as a professional service provider and businessman by reviewing the accounts of the concrete business, Johnstone said. File photo. This website may contain copyrighted material, the use of which may not have been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. It demonstrated the drug dealing was conducted from a distance by others on his behalf, Justice Lang said. 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Tallat Rahman, from Suva, was arrested in February 2019 in the first phase of the inquiry, which discovered how parcels of methamphetamine weighing up to 5kg were hidden inside kitchen appliances shipped from the United States. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Video / NZ Herald. The 35-year-old was sentenced to 10 years in prison in February 2021 for participating in an organised criminal group, conspiring to deal in a Class B controlled drug, money laundering, unlawful possession of ammunition and assault. The money laundering charge relates to his late-model Range Rover, worth around $150,000, while the organised crime charge carries the most significant penalty of up to 10 years in prison. (First published September 2020). The Australian underworld was left shocked by the high-profile switch, which one source told News.com.au shows that the Comacheros do "what they want, when they want". Justice Sally Fitzgerald convicted Naufahu of the three offences and scheduled a sentencing date of October 23, 2020, alongside his fellow Comanchero Jarome Fonua. He was called the Wire Guy because he laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash in wire transfers overseas. "You made it work. The Crown produced other bugged phone calls and photographic evidence of multiple people depositing small sums of money at various banks accounts. File photo. "That's my only income," he said to the bank teller. Comancheros vice-president Tyson Daniels has already been sentenced to four years and eight months' imprisonment. Naufahu was arrested following a series of raids across Auckland in April 2019 in which more than $3.7 million in assets was seized, along with luxury cars, motorbikes, high-end luggage and jewellery. Johnstone said Naufahu was the source of $1 million that was meant to be used to purchase pseudoephedrine, but the suppliers withdrew from the exchange. Photo: Supplied, Late-model Range Rovers were among the assets seized in Operation Nova. He had admitted participating in an organised criminal group and nine money laundering charges which came from purchasing a swag of expensive vehicles. The trial against Naufahu, Connor Michael Tamati Clausen, accountant Wiwini Himi Hakaraia, a media personality who has name suppression, and a woman, also with name suppression, began on Monday at the High Court at Auckland. "Dad", the text says, "don't send me these," then another, "I told you to use your brain". The Comanchero members and associates were arrested in April 2019 after a massive police search. Naufahu eventually found comradeship with gangs in Sydney and the Comancheros before being deported to New Zealand. Once in New Zealand, the police allege the drugs were distributed by "frontmen" for the Comanchero, whose hierarchy allegedly reaped the rewards of the illicit trade. For Vella, forever lasted until last week, when he posed in Comancheros colours with their new President Alex Meehan. Naufahu was arrested as a part of a covert police investigation called Operation Nova that targeted the Comanchero Motorcycle Club. READ MORE: * Comancheros gang president Pasilika Naufahu jailed for 10 years * Comancheros: Man who bought car for gang vice-president gets community detention * Comancheros: Gang president found guilty of money laundering and drugs charges. This website may contain copyrighted material, the use of which may not have been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. His lawyer, Marie Dyhrberg, QC, asked the Parole Board to consider "belief in redemption" as all the available evidence showed Daniels was a changed man. The media personality is charged with participating in an organised criminal group and two charges of money laundering including the purchase of two concrete pumps totalling $439,700. "Given he is currently at high risk of re-offending and without any further rehabilitative programmes it is difficult to see the way out of prison for him before his sentence end date.". Nearly $1.3 million in cash was deposited into the lawyer's trust account, which was then used to purchase expensive cars and property. Those guilty verdicts mean that since the Herald on Sunday revealed the infamous Instagram post announcing their arrival in 2018, five of the six founding members of the New Zealand Comancheros have been convicted of either serious drug or money laundering offences. He told them Naufahu arrived in New Zealand from Australia in early 2016 and quickly went about establishing the New Zealand chapter of the Comancheros. But he had endeavoured to provide his wife and four children with the life he never had, he said. The. Money was deposited at banks in amounts less than $10,000, in a bid to avoid triggering the banks' reporting threshold, then funnelled through trust and company accounts to disguise their criminal origins. Rahman was unknown to the team of detectives running Operation Nova until he was overheard talking to one of the frontmen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, whose phone conversations were bugged by police. They dont want to arrive if the pseudo is not here, the man replies. The Australian motorcycle gang established a chapter in New Zealand after 14 members were deported as so-called "501s", in reference to the section of Australia's immigration law used to revoke visas on "character" grounds. Defendants, jurors, counsel and media are all required to physically distance and wear masks in the courtroom. We respect every Motorcycle Club that adheres to proper MC protocol. The Comancheros are participants in the United Motorcycle Council of NSW, which convened a conference in 2009 to address legislation aimed against the "bikie" clubs, their poor public image in the wake of several violent clashes and ongoing biker wars, and defusing deadly feuds such as the Comancheros' battles with the Hells Angels. The jury trial at the High Court is the first one to be held under the current enhancedCovid-19 alert level 2.5in Auckland. Naufahu moved to Australia when he was 1 year old and was deported when he was 28, Mansfield said. The haul was worth about $20m. The Court of Appeal judges accepted Justice Langs 10 per cent discount for cultural factors was appropriate given Naufahu chose to take up the leading role in the Comancheros. Meet the heavily tattooed underworld boss who has taken over as president of Australia's most powerful bikie gang the Comancheros. Comanchero Motorcycle Club president Pasilika Naufahu has been denied parole for a second time in four months. Jul 2019. Naufahu - whose brother Pasilika is the president of the New Zealand chapter of the Australian motorcycle gang - also pleaded guilty to possession of MDMA, or Ecstasy, which is a Class-B controlled drug. The reality was that [the media personality] was running [the concreting business] for the joint benefit for himself and the organised criminal group, Johnstone said. You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Pasilika Naufahu is on trial for drug, money laundering and organised crime charges. A video, taken by police, was played at trial showing the brother of a man who the Crown says is at the heart of the case and an Australian hairdresser meeting with Clausen. "He did not think in any event that programme would be helpful for him because he did not consider he was a violent person and so that would be essentially a waste of time for him.". At school Naufahu was bullied for his speech and skin colour, and he used violence to deal with this which won the approval of his father who had previously been violent. He had admitted participating in an organised criminal group and nine money laundering charges which came from purchasing a swag of expensive vehicles. On the sentence appeal, Mansfield QC argued Justice Lang gave insufficient credit to reflect the challenges Naufahu has faced. Simpson was reckless and brought the legal profession into disrepute, however, the judge was satisfied he was genuine in his remorse. New Zealand 'A changed man': Comanchero vice-president Tyson Daniels released from prison after money laundering $2.6 million worth of luxury cars By Jared Savage 27 Aug, 2022 11:40 AM 4 mins. The hairdresser, He Sha, was jailed in 2020 after he admitted crossing the Tasman to sell pseudoephedrine in a failed deal. Photo / Supplied In sentencing Daniels - who was wearing a black and gold Versace top - to four years and eight months. "He accepted that he lived a high lifestyle, but he said he has now learned that reconnection with his culture and family is more important.". All rights reserved. The president and his brother, Vetekina, also received regular monthly payments from a business in Australia, the court heard. An outlaw motorcycle club is a motorcycle subculture.It is generally centered on the use of cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and choppers, and a set of ideals that purport to celebrate freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture, and loyalty to the biker group.. Search warrants were also executed at the home linked to Rahman in Suva where Fijian Police discovered 39kg of cocaine, presumably destined for the Australian and New Zealand markets. File photo. The 501 scheme is the the character section of the Australian Migration Act that allows the cancellation of visas. (First published in April 2019). One of the Comanchero members pictured is Pasilika Naufahu, once a senior member of the gang in Sydney, who was deported two years ago, according to the New Zealand Herald. Comanchero Motorcycle Gang members have been arrested in Auckland. You made it work. The Court of Appeal was satisfied the connection between the erosion of Naufahus Tongan cultural values and his offending. Two days before Christmas, December 23, 2018, Rahman left New Zealand but not before receiving a backpack full of cash. The 501 scheme is the the character section of the Australian Migration Act which allows the cancellation of visas. Bullied at school, Naufahu found the way to deal with this was violence, which won the approval of his father, he said. An annual lemonade stand that raises money for children battling cancer is coming to a local Hells Angels club this year. "All done and sworn in welcome aboard to my brothers in New Zealand," an Australian member of the Comancheros posted on Instagram. Justice van Bohemen said Simpson was the facilitator of the money-laundering scheme, who used his specialist skills and knowledge as a lawyer. On Tuesday, the Court of Appeal denied Naufahus appeal over the charge of conspiring to supply pseudoephedrine. 'Insider threat': Shipping container linked to gang vanishes on truck with help of port worker Gangs of New Zealand: Inside the 'uncontrolled growth' of the gang scene - NZ Herald. 'I got hooked then and there': Conservationist in her 80s documents rare sea lion species, Race and erasure: Why the world's other humanitarian crises don't see the same response as Ukraine. 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