Undercover police activities net 75
PA Nelson A Wellington undercover constable bought $12,100 worth of cannabis and LSD from Nelson men, the District Court at Nelson was told.
The constable, giving evidence under the assumed name of Timothy Corson, said that as a result of his undercover activities about 75 people had been arrested between May, 1985, and June, 1986. Perry Mark Rackley, aged 27, and his wife Elizabeth Ann Rackley, aged 22, were both committed for trial to the
High Court after a depositions hearing accused them of jointly selling cannabis and LSD to Corson.
Perry Rackley was also committed for trial on separate charges of sell-, ing cannabis and lysergide to Corson. Both the Rackleys pleaded not guilty to all charges. They were remanded in custody for trial at a date to be set However Elizabeth Rackley was later bailed after a High Court application. Bail was set at $5OOO, with a similar surety and a reporting clause. .
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