Terry clark underbelly biography

Drug syndicate leader from New Zealand

Terrance John Clark (12 November 1944 – 12 August 1983), ^[1] also known by the aliases Terry Sinclair, Alexander James Sinclair,^[2] Tony Bennetti, the Australian Jackal^[3] and Mr Big,^[4] was the head of the Mr Asia^[5][6]drug syndicate, which imported heroin into New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom in the 1970s.

Clark was the 'second' head man of the syndicate and became the lead having successfully plotted the murder of Marty Johnstone, the man who became known as Mr Asia.

Terry clark underbelly biography

Career

Born in Gisborne, New Zealand, Clark began his criminal career through petty crimes and was well known to police as a local thug. His career expanded in the mid-1970s after meeting Marty Johnstone, who at this stage was doing financially well importing cannabis "buddha sticks" into New Zealand from Southeast Asia.

Clark and Johnstone, wanting to expand their mar