Nepalese student Anurag Maskey turned to importing cocaine when he couldn’t get an IT job

Home / New ZealandRic StevensOpen Justice reporter·NZ Herald·3 Oct, 2026 04:00 AM3 mins to read‌Anurag Maskey helped import 1.576kg of cocaine. Photo / 123RFAnurag Maskey helped import 1.576kg of cocaine. Photo / 123RFA Nepalese man who came to New Zealand as a student could not get a job to match his qualification after he graduated, so turned to importing cocaine when he fell on hard times. Anurag Maskey, now 27, came to New Zealand in May 2018 when he was 19 years AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.