Roy Arbon Supporters

In February 2016 Roy was arrested at Perth International Airport, and charged with importing 6kg of cocaine. Anyone who knows Roy will know that Roy would not willingly have anything to do with drugs, and we believe that he has been duped. If that wasn't bad enough, some months ago Roy was scammed out of $200,000 by people purporting to be lawyers acting for a deceased estate, from which Roy would inherit. Roy recently sold his home near Barrytown, and moved to Greymouth. Many people are aware of these scams and we're cautious and sceptical, but Roy wasn't. Roy is now completely broke. He's a good-hearted, moral, wholesome & clean-living man, and has often helped with dangerous and shocking Search & Rescue operations, including the ghastly business of recovering the bodies of the 257 people from Air NZ flight TE901 on Mt Erebus, Antarctica in 1979, and the Cave Creek disaster in 1995. His exemplary and selfless work has been recognised by the NZ Police and others.

Several of Roy's friends and family have agreed to chip-in, and also to raise funds for Roy's lawyer's travel costs. His NZ lawyer, Craig Tuck, will work for free in Roy's case but we would like his reasonable travel expenses reimbursed. His Australian Legal-aide lawyer will benefit with expert assistance from Craig. Without a vigorous defence Roy will not have a fair crack at receiving justice, and it is likely that he will be imprisoned for five years. A decent society should not punish someone solely for his naivety and foolishness.