[ad_1] A man has been charged with manslaughter after a 21-year-old died from drinking a beer laced with methamphetamine.Aidan Sagala was given a 24
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A man has been charged with manslaughter after a 21-year-old died from drinking a beer laced with methamphetamine.
Aidan Sagala was given a 24 pack of Honey Beer House Beer as a gift by a work mate.
He sat down with a beer after work but after taking a sip he asked his sister and her partner if beer should “taste salty”.
They then watched on in horror as Sagala had a seizure, telling his sister he was dying as her rolled around on the floor in agony.
Sagala died five days later in Auckland City Hospital on March 7.
A 40-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with manslaughter and has pleaded not guilty, NZ Herald reports.
The man has been remanded on bail and will appear at the High Court in Auckland on June 14.
Court documents showed the man is charged with having imported beer cans which contained methamphetamine under his control, and failing to take reasonable care to avoid the cans endangering human life, thereby committing manslaughter.
Sagala’s death sparked a large-scale police drug inquiry entitled Operation Lavender leading officers to warn against drinking cans of Honey Beer House Beer.
Auckland City CIB Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin said the investigation into the importation of meth and other drugs is still ongoing, and that officers could not rule out any further charges.
“Sagala’s tragic death initiated Operation Lavender, which has seen numerous serious drugs charges already laid, and a large quantity of methamphetamine and other drugs recovered at an address in Manukau,” he said.
“The Operation Lavender team uncovered a significant drug importation, in which drugs in liquid form were allegedly being imported concealed in beer cans.”
Police said the value of the drug seizure could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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