Another victim

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Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 6:23 pm

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11445574

• Over a period of 13 years, Trevor Miranda gave $100,000 to various email requests for financial help from African nations.

• One man in regular contact was Daniel Tucker, who purported to work for the United Nations in Nigeria.

• He told Mr Miranda there was US$8.5 million in Papua New Guinea to repay him. The balance could be spent on building an orphanage in New Zealand.

• Tucker gave him $972 for a return flight from Auckland to Port Moresby in November 2013.

• On arrival, Mr Miranda was put up in a hotel, given money for his expenses and a laptop. But he was told the money was now in New Zealand.

• Tucker convinced him to carry two pieces of luggage back to New Zealand. Hidden inside was 1.5kg of methamphetamine.

• Mr Miranda declared these bags at Auckland International Airport and the drugs were discovered. He co-operated with Customs and the police to track down those who had used him.

• He was charged with importing a Class A drug and possession for supply, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

• He was acquitted on both counts after an 11-week trial.

Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 7:21 pm

Poor man.

And brave man for speaking out about it.

Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 1:11 am

Thanks for posting this Irish. Some times Baiting seems abstract and it is good to get a reminder that the victims are real people.

I am glad that the situation turned out fairly well.