Two Naval sailors stationed at Devonport have pleaded guilty to 16 charges of obtaining and supplying the class-B drug MDMA.
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Ordinary Electronic Technician Ryan Carroll, 23, and Ordinary Weapon Technician Cadell Heney, 20, appeared before a Court Martial at the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland on Monday.
Heney also pleaded guilty to taking pictures with his cell phone of an exam paper a few days before the test.
It was during an investigation into Heney's cheating that links to dealing drugs was found on his phone.
Texts read out in court implicated a number of people including Carroll.
Ryan Carroll. Photo: RNZ / Andrew McRae
The drug dealing took place in 2018 and involved about 60-capsules of the drug.
The court heard that both men joined the Navy in February 2018 and signed up for 15-years.
Sentencing started late Monday afternoon and will continue on Tuesday.
The hearing is before of the Court Martial of New Zealand Chief Judge Kevin Riordan and a panel of three senior military personnel.