Iranian arrested at dawn after $2.4 million P seizure
New Zealand Herald / Jared Savage
16-Jun-2011 (3 comments)

The alleged ringleaders of the Auckland cell of an international drug syndicate can now be named.

Yashar Ghasemi, 31, was arrested in a dawn raid yesterday after nearly $2.4 million of methamphetamine was seized in a two-month covert investigation.

Two late-model cars - a Range Rover and a BMW - $16,000 cash and a stun gun were also confiscated.

Ghasemi faces methamphetamine charges, including conspiracy to import and supply the class-A drug, as well as participation in an organised criminal group.

He will appear in the Auckland District Court today with co-accused Homayun Nouri, 42, also facing a raft of charges including possession of methamphetamine for supply. Both are in custody but will apply for bail today.

The Iranians were the principal targets in Operation Crow, a two-month drug squad and customs inquiry, which also arrested Aucklander David Mafi.

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by Simorgh5555 on Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Thank you for following my news links faithfully.    Regarding your accusation that I show Iranians in a bad light. Perhaps you have must have skipped these links.       //iranian.com/main/news/2011/04/20/profile-heart-surgeon-dr-asghar-khaghani      //iranian.com/main/news/2011/05/26/ebay-founder-gives-louvre-3-million-promot      //iranian.com/main/news/2011/04/20/cannes-film-festival-2011-jafar-panahi-wins-carrosse-dor   Celebrtation of Persian Culture   2   //iranian.com/main/news/2011/06/14/photos-harvesting-wild-rhubarb-mashhad    //iranian.com/main/news/2011/06/05/iranian-german-team-monitoring-bisotun    //iranian.com/main/news/2011/06/11/salt-men-iran    //iranian.com/main/news/2011/05/24/persepolis-horse-remains-found-alongside-humans    //www.i//iranian.com/main/news/2011/05/24/persepolis-horse-remains-found-alongside-humansranian.com/    //iranian.com/main/news/2011/05/14/photos-ardeshir-palace-kerman    //iranian.com/main/news/2011/04/19/paradise-lost-persia-above    //iranian.com/main/news/2011/03/07/young-artisan-makes-maquette-persepolis      //iranian.com/main/news/2011/04/19/photos-giant-haftsin-bistoon-kermanshah    3 The impending doom of Persepolis and pre-Islamic hertitage    //iranian.com/main/news/2011/05/22/lichens-weeds-threatening-sassanid-bas-reliefs    //iranian.com/main/news/2011/05/22/persepolis-will-cease-exist-less-decade   You have not commented on a single one of these news threads which  shows you have not looked carefully. If you were a patriotic Iranian you would have at least left a message expressing your condemnation of the reckless neglect of our heritage.    I am sorry if you are offended by my insulting of the Islamic Republic. The IR has nothing to do with the people of Iran and I will continue to defame them and call for ther violent removal until the last breath of my body.      

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by Rastin on Fri Jun 17, 2011 01:53 AM PDT

Pointing out problems can be constructive too.


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Something smells Gefilte fishy here.....

by BaronAvak on Thu Jun 16, 2011 07:01 PM PDT

What a patriotic "Iranian" this fake account Simorgh is, always on this site 24-7, highlighting and recommending anti-Iranian articles and articles which put Iranians in a bad light.  Thanks, Simorgh.  With pro-Iranian "friends" like you, who needs enemies? 


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