Aaron Cohen

Address: Auckland, New Zealand
Sex: Male
Ethnic background: New Zealand

Convictions

Date: 2001-11-15
Charges: Drug offences
Category: Drug Related
Court: High Court in Auckland
Judge:
Penalty: 4 years jail

Aaron Cohen and his mother Lorraine Cohen were jailed after being convicted on a range of drug offences.

The pair was among nine people who have faced a total of 50 charges, including offering to supply heroin and the possession of morphine.

Lorraine Cohen pleaded guilty to three charges, while a High Court jury found Aaron guilty on eight charges.

__The Cohens were deported to New Zealand in 1996 after being pardoned by Malaysian authorities 11 years into a life sentence for trafficking in heroin.__

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