An Auckland courier driver, Tuipulotu Vi, was allegedly killed by a US-based hitman, Tanginoa Pahulu Tangi, who was recruited by an international organised crime syndicate linked to drug and firearm trafficking, following a series of shootings in South Auckland.
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