Two fathers who helped their children by providing their homes to import drugs and cook methamphetamine in a major drug dealing operation have learned their fate.
Todd Hilton has been sentenced to jail and Iti Arama to home detention by Justice Michael Robinson in the Whangārei High Court on charges related to Operation Freya.
The 2021 police sting resulted in 11 search warrants across Northland in Morningside, Rāwhiti, Ruakākā and Whananaki, as well as Rotorua.
Operation Freya intercepted 20kg of methamphetamine, 5.4kg of MDMA, and 1kg of pseudoephedrine being imported from South America and South Africa with a street value of more than $8 million.
Hilton was earlier convicted of participating in organised crime, conspiring to supply methamphetamine, conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine, and conspiring to supply cannabis and possession of cannabis for sale.
Iti Arama was convicted of participation in an organised criminal group and had several charges dropped. meth we re on it tshirt
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