Drug dealer jailed for international plot to smuggle ketamine, cocaine to New Zealand in hollowed-out rope

Drug dealer jailed for international plot to smuggle ketamine, cocaine to New Zealand in hollowed-out rope

Senior Journalist - Crime and Justice·NZ Herald·24 Oct, 2026 12:00 AM3 mins to read‌Gavin Smith from Swansea in Wales was jailed after he was caught in a plot to smuggle cocaine and ketamine into New Zealand in hollowed out rope. Photo illustration by Jonathan Raa, NurPhoto via Getty ImagesA man has been jailed for more than six years in Wales after police uncovered a plot to ship cocaine and ketamine to New Zealand inside hollowed-out rope. Gavin Smith, 44, had been exchanging messages with a contact called

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