Alleged P cook arrested after months on run

Published: 11:03AM Saturday July 25, 2009 Source: NZPA

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Armed police have captured an alleged P cook who had been on the run for nearly six months.

Lee Richard Oswald Bell, 41, fled from the High Court in Auckland in February after being denied bail on numerous drugs and firearm charges.

Bell was believed to have been sitting in the public gallery when he heard the judge's decision.

On Thursday police, who were acting on a tip, followed Bell to a house in Pakuranga, where he was arrested, The Weekend Herald reported.

In court on Friday, Bell told Justice Lyn Stevens he would not be seeking bail.

He was remanded in custody until August 12.

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