4½ years jail on drug counts
PA Whangarei Rodney Philip Rose was' jailed for four years and a half yesterday for his inNorthland's biggest drug haul. The sentence was pronounced by Mr Justice Chilwell in the High Court at Whangarei. Rose, aged 23, unemployed, of Manukau, has been in custody since a cannabis plantation, estimated bv the Crown to be worth $500,000. was discovered six weeks ago. Rose was one of two men jointly charged with cultivating cannabis and possessing it for sale and supply. Initially both men denied the charges, but late last week Rose changed his pleas to admit both offences.
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