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‘That's just shocking’: No charges laid by RCMP for Canadian meth exporters after 21-year-old dies in Auckland

Criminals are increasingly shipping meth from Canada to countries like New Zealand

Zak Vescera
Avery Haines, Joseph Loiero, Zak Vescera

15 Oct 2025 • 6 min read

Mathieu Bertrand is pictured in a white and black RCMP uniform.
In a rare interview, RCMP Chief Superintendent and Director General of the National Serious and Organized Crime Program, Mathieu Bertrand, answered questions about what the RCMP is doing to combat the export of methamphetamine to New Zealand. (Jerry Vienneau/W5)

Zak Vescera
Zak Vescera

Zak is a Vancouver-based reporter focusing on white-collar crime in British Columbia. He previously reported for The Tyee and The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.

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