Catherine HuttonOpen Justice reporter - Wellington·NZ Herald·31 Jul, 2026 07:30 AM5 mins to read‌David Leo Kluger (centre) was sentenced in the Wellington District Court. Photo / NZMEDavid Leo Kluger (centre) was sentenced in the Wellington District Court. Photo / NZMEUntil recent years, David Leo Kluger was clean-skinned. With no previous convictions, he’d come from a stable home, had a private school education and wasn’t on anyone’s radar.

That changed in 2021 with the launch of Operation Chestnut, focusing on the supply of methamphetamine throughout the central North