AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- An Auckland, New Zealand man, accused of sending letters to a dairy threatening to contaminate baby formula, will appear in court Tuesday.
The unidentified man, described as a 60-year-old businessman, was charged with two counts of criminal blackmail in allegedly telling the Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd., New Zealand's largest dairy exporter, its infant milk products would be contaminated with a poison called "1080," unless the government stops using pesticide to kill small animals. Reliance on pesticide has been a contentious issue between environmentalists and the government.