Party pill conviction

A Christchurch man is the first New Zealander to be convicted for illegally supplying BZP, after the party pill was reclassified as a restricted substance.

In the Christchurch District Court, Shane Tristan Capstick admitted two charges of supplying BZP to a person aged under 18. He was fined $350 on each charge.

It is the first conviction of the type in a prosecution brought by the Ministry of Health under the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2005, in which BZP was classified as a class C drug, bringing it in line with cannabis.