India, March 29 -- A drug-running operation busted in New Zealand, in 2023, took a new turn on March 28, 2026 when the mastermind behind it decided to withdraw his appeal for name suppression in country's Supreme Court.

Three years ago, Baltej Singh was arrested at Auckland International Airport, while boarding a flight to Dubai. The police recovered $10,390.20 in cash from him. On further investigations, they found something bigger as they recovered over 700 kgs of methamphetamine drug belonging to the Indian-origin man.

He was arrested and after admission of the charges, Baltej was sentenced to 22 years in jail. However, the former businessman, had appealed to New Zealand's high court that his identity should not be revealed as it pos...