The haul was worth about $20m. The brother of the Comanchero gang president has been jailed after moving to New Zealand to help his deported sibling. The president of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club has had a year knocked off his jail term. "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.". He was "surprised" to be deported given his imprisonment in Australia had been in short stints. Your pseudo is worth nothing without their cash, the man says. 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. Naufahu previously admitted participating in an organised criminal group, unlawful possession of ammunition and four charges of money laundering, in relation to the purchase of his Bucklands Beach house. Hakaraia offered cover as a professional service provider and businessman by reviewing the accounts of the concrete business, Johnstone said. He was called the Wire Guy because he laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash in wire transfers overseas. Vetekina Naufahu admitted to money laundering and possessing ecstasy, and is the latest Comanchero member to be sentenced after massive police raids in 2019. The court heard Naufahu was a middle child of six children and the family had been under financial stress and hardship. "He is intelligent. By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. The Crown has opened its case against Comancheros gang boss Pasilika Naufahu on drug and money laundering charges. At the Court of Appeal, Ron Mansfield QC argued the statements made by a man who has name suppression, should have been ruled inadmissible because there was an absence of reasonable evidence that Naufahu was a member of the $1m conspiracy to supply pseudoephedrine. 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. Naufahu moved to Australia when he was 1 year old and was deported when he was 28, Mansfield said. Senior Comancheros Tyson Daniels, left, and Jarome Fonua have pleaded guilty to money laundering and participating in an organised criminal 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. Naufahu, however, believed he had been treated seriously unfairly and he would not be transferred to another prison to complete the programme. 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Alleged Comancheros members accused of brazen Auckland attack keep names secret for now They have been jointly charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Vetekina Naufahu admitted the purchase of his late-model Range Rover worth $150,000 was money laundering. His sentence was later reduced to nine years and three months by the Court of Appeal. 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. 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. "We still had many more memories to make, we still had so much more to do. Everything went quiet until Rahman flew into Auckland International Airport on December 18, 2018, and checked into a hotel on Queen St, the Four Points by Sheraton. 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. Lawyer Andrew Simpson and the gangs vice-president Tyson Daniels were also among those arrested. Comancheros boss Pasilika Naufahu has been sentenced to ten years in prison after last year being found guilty of money laundering and conspiring to supply drugs. The offending was sophisticated, said Justice van Bohemen, with encrypted devices used to avoid detection by police. Pasilika Naufahu was sentenced by Justice Graham Lang on Friday. Photo: Supplied, Tyson Daniels, in the gold Versace top, and Auckland lawyer Andrew Simpson at their sentencing hearing in February 2020. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. 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. Shortly after the man and Naufahu were seen by police sitting in the Howick Village Cafe. Sha arrived in New Zealand from Sydney on September 15, 2018; three days later, the other associate arrived in the country. Pasilika Naufahu is on trial for drug, money laundering and organised crime charges. A trial involving laundering and drug charges against Comanchero president Pasilika Naufahu, Connor Michael Tamati Clausen, accountant Wiwini Himi Hakaraia, a media personality who has name suppression, and a woman also with name suppression is in its third week at the High Court at Auckland. Police bugged cellphones belonging to members and associates of the Comancheros gang, listening live to calls almost a year before raiding the bikies in a major bust. The offending was sophisticated, said Justice van Bohemen, with encrypted devices used to avoid detection by police. Allan Meehan, 35, is the new leader of Australia's most powerful . STUFF Intercepted communications between a man and an Australian hairdresser who allegedly orchestrated a $1 million drug deal of pseudoephedrine for the Comanchero MC president have been played in court. Seiana Fakaosilea, the gang's sergeant-at-arms, was not arrested in Operation Nova. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook. "Dad", the text says, "don't send me these," then another, "I told you to use your brain". Pasilika Naufahu was jailed for his part in a drug and money laundering scheme. Daniels politely declined to comment to the Herald on Sunday. File photo. The Court of Appeal concluded those statements were admissible to prove Naufahu was participating in the conspiracy. We respect every Motorcycle Club that adheres to proper MC protocol. At trial, the Crowns case was that Naufahu arrived in New Zealand with zero dollars in his bank account. Pasilika Naufahu was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by Justice Graham Lang on Friday at the High Court at Auckland. 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. In 2018, as part of Operation Nova, police detectives from the National Organised Crime Group covertly filmed a drug deal involving the Comancheros motorcycle gang. As part of his release plan, Daniels will attend a rehabilitation programme and one-on-one private counselling with a psychologist. Justice Graham Lang sentenced him today in the High Court at Auckland. The defence lawyer said upon his clients arrival in New Zealand, he had difficulty opening a bank account, getting accommodation and employment. Earlier this month Naufahu admitted participating in an organised criminal group, four charges of money laundering and being in possession of ammunition. Aged between 18 and 24, all are members of the Comancheros gang, said Det. 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. (First published September 2020). The five were arrestedfollowing a series of raidsacross Auckland in April 2019 in which more than $3.7 million in assets were seized along withluxury cars, motorbikes, high-end luggageand jewellery. 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The trial continues tomorrow. Comanchero MC Mick Hawi Duax Ngakuru - President Duax Ngakuru was elected as the Comanchero MC National President in 2009. Vetekina Naufahu joins two other senior members of the Comanchero motorcycle club in admitting charges of money laundering and participating in an organised criminal group following the covert police investigation Operation Nova. One Saturday morning in August 2018 - months before the April 2019 raid - a person who police say is Naufahu's father, sends him a text. I'll just have to wait for my time to come. Clausen is charged with conspiring to supply class B drug pseudoephedrine. 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 club member played a crucial role overseeing the clubs operations for significant personal gain. Their shared trial had started with five defendants but that number dropped by two when several charges were withdrawn midway. He had admitted participating in an organised criminal group and nine money laundering charges which came from purchasing a swag of expensive vehicles. 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. Australian hairdresserHe Sha was jailed earlier this yearafter he admitted crossing the Tasman to sell pseudoephedrine. There was nearly 5kg of methamphetamine inside. 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. Were going to land it there [in New Zealand].. If you wish to use any copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain expressed permission from the copyright owner. Thieves get their hands dirty on building sites, what the Governments latest Kiwibuild changes could mean for you, and a female officer knocked out in a vicious attack in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. If you wish to use any copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain expressed permission from the copyright owner. "Your place in the Comancheros hierarchy means you were one of the directors of this serious offending, which exemplifies how organised criminal groups can obtain significant financial benefit from offending without putting themselves directly at risk.". 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. 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. 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. Defence lawyer Ron Mansfield said Naufahu had been deported from Australia as a 501, arriving here with no support network in place. When brought in for questioning by police, Rahman claimed to be in New Zealand on holiday. Payments were also made by Hakaraia to Comanchero vice president Tyson Daniels to buy another new Range Rover. The Vice President of Comanchero NZ released on parole Content Created by Grid Sparta Comanchero Motorcycle Club president Pasilika Naufahu has been denied parole for a second time in four months. Around the same time, a consignment of a kitchen stovetops shipped from the United States had been seized by Customs and examined. Earlier this year,lawyer Andrew Simpson and Danielswere jailed for their involvement. Most updated Motorcycle community news from all the World, Motorcycle Clubs news, 1%er news. This website may contain copyrighted material, the use of which may not have been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Ten days prior to that trial, Naufahu pleaded guilty to four charges of money laundering and one of participating in an organised crime group. Comancheros gang president Pasilika Naufahu jailed for 10 years Catrin Owen 10:42, Feb 19 2021 RICKY WILSON/STUFF Pasilika Naufahu was sentenced by Justice Graham Lang on Friday. The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. "All done and sworn in welcome aboard to my brothers in New Zealand," an Australian member of the Comancheros posted on Instagram. Five people, including the boss Pasilika Naufahu, are on trial in the High Court at Auckland facing drug, money laundering and organised crime charges. For Daniels alone, there were four Range Rovers - with price tags of $175,000, $255,000, $218,000 and $280,000 - a $200,000 Mercedes-Benz, a Lamborghini for $285,000, and two Rolls-Royces, which cost $364,000 and $595,000. The vice-president of the Comancheros says he is a "changed man" and plans to distance himself from his criminal associates now he has been released from prison, according to the Parole Board. Naufahus lawyer Ron Mansfield said his client is a good husband and father to four children, who tried to set up a life in New Zealand after being deported under the 501 scheme. Two days before Christmas, December 23, 2018, Rahman left New Zealand but not before receiving a backpack full of cash. Justice Sally Fitzgerald convicted Naufahu of the three offences and scheduled a sentencing date of October 23, 2020, alongside his fellow Comanchero Jarome Fonua. Video / Mike Scott. When detectives told him that an audio device had been covertly installed in his hotel room on Queen St, Rahman said: Oh shit. The deal never went ahead. 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. It talks about being able to pay off $200,000 of a mortgage, and spend the rest of his life on holiday around the world. Comanchero club secretary Jarome Fonua was jailed for four and half years. Pasilika Naufahu is on trial for drug, money laundering and organised crime charges. The. 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. We believe this corresponds with a fair use of any such copyrighted material (referenced and provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law). Intercepted communications from September 20, 2018, from an audio device fitted in a vehicle were played to the jury on Thursday. Former ACT president of Comancheros bikie gang Peter Zdravkovic jailed over fraud, drug possession Victoria Police Police Detective Horrific Arrest Melbourne Fight South Possible explosives found in Narre Warren after two Comanchero bikies arrested Melbourne Restaurants Fire Inside Concert Concerts Bikies arrested after Melbourne shootout 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. Copyright Star Media Network 2019. For Vella, forever lasted until last week, when he posed in Comancheros colours with their new President Alex Meehan. The Comanchero Motorcycle Club president told the board he had done everything he possibly could in prison to show he was a responsible citizen. There is lack of support for those who are returned to New Zealand by Australia under these provisions.. I thought you'd be happy to hear that.". Photo: Supplied, The Comancheros posted photographs on Instagram to announce the establishment of a New Zealand chapter. 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.. Naufahu, who lived. Mick Hawi was a former Comanchero MC President. A lawyer was used to set up trusts for Naufahu and other group members. Simpson was reckless and brought the legal profession into disrepute, however, the judge was satisfied he was genuine in his remorse. Est. You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. "Mr Daniels spoke about his high-risk situations, how he will stay away from old associates and a pro-social future he plans," the Parole Board wrote in its July decision. This is the biggest gang in New Zealand, if they put word on the street about you, no-one comes near you.. The success of the group saw brand new luxury vehicles purchased along with a waterfront apartment, trips on luxury yachts and a $1.3 million Bucklands Beach house. Despite this, Simpson was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison. Then in February 2019, two separate consignments from the United States a waffle maker and coffee brewer- were stopped at the border by Customs, each containing 2.9kg of methamphetamine. Thirty seconds later, police say his son, Naufahu, replies. 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. 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. The 33-year-old pleaded guilty to nine charges of money laundering and participating in an organised criminal group, in relation to purchasing a fleet of luxury vehicles worth $2.6 million, including late-model Range Rovers, a Bentley and a Rolls-Royce. When Jesse Vella stood to farewell his father, he must have appeared the picture of loyalty. All rights reserved. By Leighton Keith, Open Justice reporter of, Comanchero Motorcycle Club president Pasilika Naufahu has been denied parole for a second time in four months. The pair parted ways before the man made various stops and took photos of his car before he was observed meeting up with Sha and the pair also made multiple stops around the city. In total, 18 people were arrested, with lawyer Andrew Simpson and the gangs vice-president Tyson Daniels jailed in 2019 for their part in the operation. Mansfield said Naufahu has never shied away from admitting to being the president of the New Zealand chapter of the Comanchero gang. I've told you so many times, don't send me messages," the text read. Photo: Michael Craig, A New Zealand chapter of the Comancheros gang was established in 2018 after members were deported from Australia. "The idea of him as a supportive father and husband is completely inconsistent with his desire to continue on in the Comancheros gang and the prospect of further offending if released.". We are making these materials available in an effort for news reporting or educational purposes. The cheap wholesale price of $120,000 per kilogram was agreed to by both parties, in a deal the police believed would weigh at least 100kg ("a nice number with two zeros"). Vetekina and Fonua now join Tyson Daniels, the clubs vice-president, and Auckland lawyer Andrew Simpson in being convicted of laundering criminal profits. 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. Naufahu continued to deny his involvement in drug dealing and confirmed he would continue to be involved in the gang, although he claimed he would obey any orders made by the Parole Board. "From the way that I talk from the way that I move. Comancheros vice-president Tyson Daniels has already been sentenced to four years and eight months' imprisonment. The president of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club president Pasilika Naufahu came to New Zealand in 2016 and went about setting up the gang for monetary gain while those around him enjoyed the benefits, the Crown say. In the absence of his colleagues, the 20-year-old was promoted as the acting "commander" until his arrest in another covert investigation, Operation Cincinnati, in late 2020. However, that is a consequence of your decisions.". 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. He was convicted of the murder of Hells Angels MC Anthony Zervas. 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 club and their associates on charges laid in April 2019 following Operation Nova. Jurors are also sitting in front of plastic screens. Tyson Daniels was In response, police launched Operation Nova, eventually terminated in April 2019 when most of the Comancheros' hierarchy were arrested and charged with money laundering and participating in an organised criminal group. 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. He was released from prison this week after the Parole Board decided he was no longer an "undue risk" to the public. However, the Court substituted the gang boss 10 year imprisonment to one of nine years. This story originally appeared in the New Zealand Herald. A court has heard a Comanchero-associate drove through Auckland with a million dollars in cash to buy a methamphetamine prescursor, before the deal fell over. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this. Daniels, the vice-president, was later convicted along with president Pasilika Naufahu and his brother Vetekina, as well as the club's treasurer, Jarome Fonua. Clausen also admitted being in possession of a pistol and ammunition and a pump-action shotgun and shells. It demonstrated the drug dealing was conducted from a distance by others on his behalf, Justice Lang said. 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. "No it doesn't matter if you delete all my messages already [go] all to the puakas. That man cannot be identified as he is awaiting trial on a number of drugs charges. Everything went quiet until Rahman flew into Auckland International Airport on December 18, 2018, and checked into a hotel on Queen St, the Four Points by Sheraton. We do not accept Mr Naufahu played anything other than a major and significant role in the conspiracy to supply pseudoephedrine.. Emergency services responded to the commercial building fire at 7pm. 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. Officers then observed the ute park up in Howick next to a white Range Rover. More than $4 million worth of assets were seized. 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"Dad I wrote this for you, with a heavy heart, holding your reading glasses, listening to roadhouse blues. You know the puakas get all my messages," the text read. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook. Photos / Michael Craig; Chelsea Boyle; Supplied Edited extract from Gangland: New Zealand's Underworld of Organised Crime, by Jared Savage ( HarperCollins NZ, RRP $ 36.99). Earlier, two other men, one of whom will be called as a witness, discuss buying an airplane and whether the particular model could fly all the way from Auckland to Fiji without stopping for fuel. Comanchero gang leader Pasilika Naufahu has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Pasilika Naufahu at his sentencing today in the High Court at Auckland. Comanchero Motorcycle Club president Pasilika Naufahu has been denied parole for a second time in four months. Shortly after, Sha talks with someone on the phone and tells the man your boss cancelled. 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