Evidence
The Christchurch meth files
File references are this project’s own; they are not court, police or exhibit numbers. Every line below is carried by the numbered sources cited on this page.
The Christchurch meth files · 1982—2026
An Auckland arm, a Christchurch arm, and cash moved through Avonside. The reporting ties Charlie Tereora to both ends and calls him the cash custodian; he got six years. Safi’s eleven years and Esefehani-Bahadori’s five years six months went on appeal, the decision was reserved, and no outcome was recovered. 22283435
The later court report expressly links Christchurch resident Charlie Tuatini Tereora’s six-year sentence to Maddale. It describes him as the link between the Auckland and Christchurch arms and the cash custodian. Safi’s eleven years and Esefehani-Bahadori’s five-and-a-half years are original terms under appeal; the retrieved hearing report reserves the decision. An unnamed car importer received a four-year effective concurrent sentence, not seven years. Earlier and later arrest totals are dated reports, not a single fixed census. 22283435
Original term 5 years 6 months imprisonment; sentence appeal heard, decision reserved in this source. Subsequent appeal outcome not recovered. 34
CONVICTEDComanchero; companion on New Lynn cash/drug collections. Article prints Esefehani-Bahadori; Tereora article prints Esfehani-Bahadori.
Original term 11 years imprisonment; sentence appeal heard, decision reserved in this source. Subsequent appeal outcome not recovered. 34
CONVICTEDComanchero; money-laundering charge after interception at Dunedin Airport and possession for supply of methamphetamine.
6 years imprisonment after guilty pleas to methamphetamine supply and money laundering; Judge Evangelos Thomas, Auckland District Court. Article date is not asserted as hearing date. 2228
CONVICTEDAvonside resident; cash custodian and link between Auckland and Christchurch distribution arms.
| Person | Legal position | Outcome / qualification | Src |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farshad Esefehani-Bahadori | Original sentence reported; appeal outcome unresolved | Original term 5 years 6 months imprisonment; sentence appeal heard, decision reserved in this source. Subsequent appeal outcome not recovered. | 34 |
| Jalal Asmatullah Safi | Original sentence reported; appeal outcome unresolved | Original term 11 years imprisonment; sentence appeal heard, decision reserved in this source. Subsequent appeal outcome not recovered. | 34 |
| Charlie Tuatini Tereora | Reported sentenced | 6 years imprisonment after guilty pleas to methamphetamine supply and money laundering; Judge Evangelos Thomas, Auckland District Court. Article date is not asserted as hearing date. | 2228 |