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Case #049 - The Trial of Pedro Cleven

May 31, 202329 minSeason 8Ep. 49
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Episode description

In this episode we hear about one of our country's most sensational trials - that of headhunters gang member Pedro Cleven.

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 talks to Jesse Mulligan about covering the sensational trial of headhunters gang member Pedro Cleven.

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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