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Case #053 - Crooked Cop Michael Blowers
Season 8 · Episode 53

Case #053 - Crooked Cop Michael Blowers

Crimes NZ

June 28, 202318m 47s

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Show Notes

Michael Blowers was a police officer, family man and pillar of the community. He was also stealing drugs from the police exhibit room and giving them to his mistress to sell. RNZ's Charlie Dreaver describes Blowers downfall.

In 2014, former police detective Michael Blowers was sent to prison for five years on a raft of drug-related offences.

For years he had been stealing drugs from the Whangarei police exhibits room and giving them to his mistress to sell.

RNZ reporter Charlie Dreaver was in the courtroom for his trial and describes how his downfall shocked the Northland community.

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details