Earlier this month Naufahu admitted participating in an organised criminal group, four charges of money laundering and being in possession of ammunition. We are making these materials available in an effort for news reporting or educational purposes. 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. Photo: Michael Craig, A New Zealand chapter of the Comancheros gang was established in 2018 after members were deported from Australia. 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. 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 August,club treasurer Jarome FonuaandVetekinaadmitted their parts in the operation. Est. 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. A number of trusts were set up and various bank accounts were used to launder money to then purchase luxury cars and property. "Dad", the text says, "don't send me these," then another, "I told you to use your brain". 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. They will be sentenced on October 23. Photo: Jason Oxenham / NZH, This gold-plated motorcycle was among the assets seized in Operation Nova. Not surprisingly he had sought out the company of others in the same situation, he said. A psychologist considered a special treatment programme for violent offending would adequately meet Naufahu's rehabilitative needs. Emergency services responded to the commercial building fire at 7pm. 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). "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.". A shipment of 613 kilograms of methamphetamine - with what police say is a retail value of more than $245 million - was stopped at Auckland Airport last Thursday. 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. Jul 2019. Comanchero Motorcycle Club president Pasilika Naufahu has been denied parole for a second time in four months. The gang was joined by others whose skills and attributes helped the flow of financial rewards, the court heard. 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. Defendants, jurors, counsel and media are all required to physically distance and wear masks in the courtroom. "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 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. Two more people involved with the Comancheros motorcycle gang have been sentenced after police surveilled a failed million dollar drug deal and a money launderer funnelling stacks of cash through. 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. Allan Meehan, 35, is the new leader of Australia's most powerful . The hairdresser, He Sha, was jailed in 2020 after he admitted crossing the Tasman to sell pseudoephedrine in a failed deal. 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. New York Times: Dark growth, fed by alcohol vapours, coats homes, cars and road signs. Naufahu had been a sergeant-at-arms for the Comancheros in Australia, where he had had a high level of involvement in the gang, together with his brother. There was nearly 5kg of methamphetamine inside. You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Naufahu was jailed for 10 years by Justice Graham Lang in February over his role in a sophisticated money laundering and drugs scheme. 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. Later, another recording includes the Comancheros president talking to a bank operator over the phone to apply for a credit card. I'll just have to wait for my time to come. Earlier this month, Fakaosilea was found guilty on several charges of conspiring to import methamphetamine, including a 600kg shipment from South Africa, as well as supplying the Class-A drug. 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By Leighton Keith, Open Justice reporter of, Comanchero Motorcycle Club president Pasilika Naufahu has been denied parole for a second time in four months. File photo. You set up the trusts and lent respectability, as a lawyer, to a criminal organisation.. 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. "I know you're up there in the forever chapter, sinking them down at the bar, flying that flag with 13 stars. 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. Jesse Vella, nephew of former Rebels President Alex Vella and cousin of current President Damien Vella, touched upon the club in the poem he read at the service. 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. 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. 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. Earlier in the case the Crown said that company was used to pay "pretend" salaries to Comancheros members to conceal the true source of the gang's wealth. Vetekina and Fonua now join Tyson Daniels, the gang's vice-president, and Auckland lawyer Andrew Simpson in being convicted of laundering criminal profits. The Comanchero Motorcycle Club president told the board he had done everything he possibly could in prison to show he was a responsible citizen. When brought in for questioning by police, Rahman claimed to be in New Zealand on holiday. Mr Naufahus resurrection of his gang affiliations and his resort to offending in Auckland was virtually guaranteed when he was deported to New Zealand.. More than 80 police officers were involved in the raids, which led to about $4 million of assets being seized, including firearms and several luxury vehicles such as a Rolls-Royce Wraith and gold-plated Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The 501, who was deported to New Zealand in 2016, was arrested after raids across Auckland in April 2019, resulting in more than $3.7 million in assets being seized including luxury cars, motorbikes, high-end luggage and jewellery. Ten days prior to that trial, Naufahu pleaded guilty to four charges of money laundering and one of participating in an organised crime group. The 501 scheme is the the character section of the Australian Migration Act that allows the cancellation of visas. "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. Gang president Pasilika Naufahu was among those put behind bars, sentenced to 10 years' jail after being found guilty of conspiracy to supply the Class B drug pseudoephedrine. Over the course of three years, more than a million dollars was deposited and withdrawn. The. Comancheros New Zealand chapter president Pasilika Naufahu photographed during his sentencing in Auckland High Court last year on drug and money laundering charges. "You clearly knew the money was derived from significant importation of drugs.". Around the same time, a consignment of a kitchen stovetops shipped from the United States had been seized by Customs and examined. Naufahu and Clausen are charged alongside Sha and the brother of a man who theCrown say is at the heart of the casewith consipiring to supply pseudoephedrine. Photo: Supplied, Connor Clausen during the first day of the Operation Nova trial at the High Court in Auckland. Vetekina and Fonua now join Tyson Daniels, the clubs vice-president, and Auckland lawyer Andrew Simpson in being convicted of laundering criminal profits. Earlier this year,lawyer Andrew Simpson and Danielswere jailed for their involvement. Copyright Star Media Network 2019. more information Accept. The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. He had also earlier. Meet the heavily tattooed underworld boss who has taken over as president of Australia's most powerful bikie gang the Comancheros. Operation Nova was launched in late 2018 because police were concerned about the Comancheros' connections to international organised crime figures, and the gang's immediate impact - along with other Australian outlaw motorcycle clubs - on New Zealand's criminal underworld. He was called the Wire Guy because he laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash in wire transfers overseas. 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. Justice Lang said despite Naufahu steadfastly denying being involved in drug dealing, his conviction was useful insight in to the modus operandi of the gang. We are making these materials available in an effort for news reporting or educational purposes. 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. This didn't occur during his upbringing in Sydney, but in 2016 when he was deported to New Zealand under the 501 scheme, without any meaningful support or guidance. If you are a copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of one or authorized to act under any exclusive right under copyright, please report alleged copyright infringements taking place on or through the site by completing the DMCA Notice of Alleged Infringement and delivering it to our Designated Copyright Agent. 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. Most updated Motorcycle community news from all the World, Motorcycle Clubs news, 1%er news. In one, lawyer Andrew Simpson - already convicted and jailed for money laundering - tells another man that he can tell "the boys" a $100,000 cheque has landed. We respect every Motorcycle Club that adheres to proper MC protocol. 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. 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. On the sentence appeal, Mansfield QC argued Justice Lang gave insufficient credit to reflect the challenges Naufahu has faced. Dan Satherley Five gang members have been charged following what police are calling a "serious assault" in west Auckland. There were "hints" in some of the reports that he was considering a change in lifestyle but the judge viewed the likelihood of that as remote. Naufahu moved to Australia when he was 1 year old and was deported when he was 28, Mansfield said. Of the dozens of intercepted calls using nicknames and codes played during the trial, none have involved the local Comancheros president until now. "I deeply regret a father being separated from his family. This story originally appeared in the New Zealand Herald. That man cannot be identified as he is awaiting trial on a number of drugs charges. Shortly after, Sha talks with someone on the phone and tells the man your boss cancelled. Justice Graham Lang sentenced him today in the High Court at Auckland. At trial, the Crowns case was that Naufahu arrived in New Zealand with zero dollars in his bank account. 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. There cant be any sensible reason that these payments were loans, Johnstone said. Officers then observed the ute park up in Howick next to a white Range Rover. Photo: Supplied, The Comancheros posted photographs on Instagram to announce the establishment of a New Zealand chapter. The president and his brother, Vetekina, also received regular monthly payments from a business in Australia, the court heard. Young said the board was convinced Naufahu remained an undue risk and could not be released. Fonua, the gang's secretary was sentenced to four years and six months and drug runner Connor Clausen was jailed in December for three years and eight months. Despite this, Simpson was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison. Your pseudo is worth nothing without their cash, the man says. (First published September 2020). Members made a splash in 2018 with social media posts of black and gold-clad members gathered around gold-plated motorcycles. 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 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. 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. Shortly after the man and Naufahu were seen by police sitting in the Howick Village Cafe. He had a number of convictions in Australia, including for violence. Go to the back of the car and put it in the boot, the man says. 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. Daniels was sentenced to four years and eight months after he pleaded guilty to participating in an organised criminal group and nine counts of money laundering. 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. The 501 scheme is the the character section of the Australian Migration Act which allows the cancellation of visas. 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. "Wait until you see me then talk to me. After stopping at a cafe, the pair get back into the vehicle and the man can be heard telling Sha about how the area is one of the most policed areas in the country all gang squad. Pasilika Naufahu is on trial for drug, money laundering and organised crime charges. But months later those colours had run and Jesse Vella had joined the Rebels' rivals the Comancheros. Senior Comancheros Tyson Daniels, left, and Jarome Fonua have pleaded guilty to money laundering and participating in an organised criminal group. Others jailed by Operation NovaComancheros vice-president Tyson Daniels has already been sentenced to four years and eight months' imprisonment. 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. "You made it work. 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. Young said the board was confident the programme recommended was the appropriate risk-based treatment for him and hoped he would undertake it with an open mind. (First published in April 2019). Naufahu was arrested as a part of a covert police investigation called Operation Nova that targeted the Comanchero Motorcycle Club. By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. Vetekina Naufahu admitted to money laundering and possessing ecstasy, and is the latest Comanchero member to be sentenced after massive police raids in 2019. Bullied at school, Naufahu found the way to deal with this was violence, which won the approval of his father, he said. Pasilika Naufahu was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by Justice Graham Lang on Friday at the High Court at Auckland. The High Court judge detailed how Naufahu's family had moved to Australia when he was only one, and they struggled under financial hardship. Aged between 18 and 24, all are members of the Comancheros gang, said Det. Video / NZ Herald. Available from December 2. 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. He had admitted participating in an organised criminal group and nine money laundering charges which came from purchasing a swag of expensive vehicles. "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. Make sure you have subscribed to our Facebook page or Twitter to stay tuned! Photo / Supplied In sentencing Daniels - who was wearing a black and gold Versace top - to four years and eight months. Thirty seconds later, police say his son, Naufahu, replies. The president of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club has been jailed after being found guilty of sophisticated money laundering and drugs charges. Clausen had his appeal dismissed earlier this year. "You were the president of the Comancheros" and as such were in a position of influence, Justice Lang said to Naufahu. "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.". He had also earlier pleaded guilty to participating in an organised criminal group and money laundering in relation to a $1.3 million home and expensive cars. 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. The Comanchero Motorcycle Club New Zealand president feared he was about to be arrested eight months before a major police bust and also suspected police were bugging his phone, a jury has been told. The true source of the money was a secret and the group had to use a range of tactics to pretend the source was legitimate, the Crown said. More than $1.2m in cash was deposited into Simpsons trust account at his law practice, which was also used to purchase some of the cars belonging to Daniels and allegedly others in the club, as well as real estate such as a $1.3m home in Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook The Comancheros gang boss has been denied parole for a second time in four months because he is still considered an excessive risk if released. Jurors are also sitting in front of plastic screens. File photo. more information Accept. 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. All rights reserved. New Zealand chapter president Pasilika Naufahu, vice-president Tyson Daniels and Jarome Fonua today entered guilty pleas to an amended joint charge of assault after punching a man . "We are satisfied he is at high risk of re-offending given his past, given his personality, and given his involvement in the Comancheros gang.". Visit the #1 Biker Channel on YouTube and get straight up commentary on whats happening in the biker scene. Mansfield said Naufahu has never shied away from admitting to being the president of the New Zealand chapter of the Comanchero gang. He said: Youre going to start off with a nice number with two zeroes. Board chairman Sir Ron Young said it was pointed out that Naufahu had the responsibility of caring for young children, and that appeared to conflict with the fact of his significant involvement in money laundering and conspiracy to supply drugs. 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. Simpson was reckless and brought the legal profession into disrepute, however, the judge was satisfied he was genuine in his remorse. His wife and a number of supporters were present in court for Naufahu's sentencing on Friday. Since then, however, Daniels has been a model prisoner. 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Red Cross Cyclone Gabrielle fund: Where will donations go? I'm on a big case over here.". 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. 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. The defence lawyer said upon his clients arrival in New Zealand, he had difficulty opening a bank account, getting accommodation and employment. Clausen is charged with conspiring to supply class B drug pseudoephedrine. Nearly $1.3 million in cash was deposited into the lawyers trust account, which was then used to purchase expensive cars and property. You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. "Welcome to A-grade. I deeply regret a father being separated from his family. At trial, the Crown said Naufahu was the source of $1m which was meant to be used to purchase pseudoephedrine, but the suppliers withdrew. 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. Hakaraia has denied participating in an organised criminal group; two charges of possession of class A drug for supply, namely cocaine and methamphetamine; and three charges of money laundering including $439,700 used towards two concrete pumps and $110,000 used towards purchasing a Range Rover. "He is intelligent. Est. An annual lemonade stand that raises money for children battling cancer is coming to a local Hells Angels club this year. You made it work. Most updated Motorcycle community news from all the World, Motorcycle Clubs news, 1%er news. 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. Intercepted communications and video taken by police showed the man and Naufahu meeting, but Mansfield QC argued the meetings involved money laundering and not pseudoephedrine. Pasilika Naufahu was jailed for his part in a drug and money laundering scheme. Clausen has already been sentenced to three years and eight months' imprisonment. He was released from prison this week after the Parole Board decided he was no longer an "undue risk" to the public. The trial is set down for four weeks in front of Justice Graham Lang and a jury. one of the founding members of the New Zealand chapter in 2018 but was arrested a year later following a covert investigation, Operation Nova, which targeted the gang's criminal activity. 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. Last week, the clubs treasurer Fonua also pleaded guilty to money laundering and participating in an organised criminal group. The #1 Biker News Website Since 2011-Covering up to minute biker news including Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs & Biker News Worldwide. Reminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read. A trial involving laundering and drug charges againstComanchero 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. He had difficulty obtaining a bank account, accommodation and employment, he said. Justice Sally Fitzgerald convicted Naufahu of the three offences and scheduled a sentencing date of October 23, 2020, alongside his fellow Comanchero Jarome Fonua. 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. Daniels politely declined to comment to the Herald on Sunday. This (is) that new s***," Meehan wrote in the Instagram post announcing the switch which saw the pair posed in with a motorcycle and the Comanchero insignia. 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. A senior Comanchero MC member has admitted charges of money laundering and participating in an organised criminal group, just weeks before his trial was due to start. 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