PremiumJared SavageInvestigative Journalist·NZ Herald·29 May, 2026 05:00 PM7 mins to read‌ Ulakai Fakaosilea was convicted of helping import 501kg of methamphetamine (left) on to 90 Mile Beach in 2016. While in prison, the Comanchero was caught smuggling 199kg of meth hidden inside thresher machines from Dubai. Photo / NZME CompositeThe identity of a high-ranking gang member involved in not one, but two, of New Zealand’s biggest drug busts can now be revealed.The senior Comanchero was sentenced to life imprisonment last year after he admitted being the mastermind of a plot to smuggle 199kg of methamphetamine through the border.TOP