A Queenstown company director charged with multiple drug dealing offences has had his name suppressed.
"I’m afraid this is one of those sudden circumstances for people who appear in court for serious offending — the family suffer", Judge Orchard said.
No plea was entered and he was remanded on bail, with a curfew, until next month.
He has been charged with offering methamphetamine, ecstasy and LSD for sale in the resort town over an 18-month period.
Another man and a woman charged in relation to the offending have yet to appear.
— Guy Williams, PIJF court reporter