1 Jun 2023

Case #049 - The Trial of Pedro Cleven

From Crimes NZ, 5:00 am on 1 June 2023

Through the late 90s and into the early 2000s police ran operation Mexico in a strike a blow at the Headhunters gang.

They nabbed Peter 'Pedro' Cleven on cannabis and methamphetamine charges and what followed as a trial like no other. 

Patrick Gower.

 Patrick Gower talks to Jesse Mulligan about covering the sensational trial of headhunters gang member Pedro Cleven. Photo: Supplied.

Journalist Patrick Gower was just a cadet reporter for the New Zealand Herald back then and recalls sitting through the unforgettable court case.

 

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