Three men arrested yesterday in connection to the country's largest ever seizure of the meth precursor ephedrine made their first appearance at Auckland District Court this morning.
The men, aged 31, 34 and 32 years old, have been granted interim name suppression.
They appeared in court with their heads bowed in the dock during the hearing.
One is facing a charge of possession of a B-class drug and the other two are facing two charges each; one of possession and one of importation of a B-class drug, namely ephedrine.
The maximum penalty for the charges is life imprisonment.