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Police have arrested a Head Hunter gang member over a firearms incident in Auckland's Huapai last week

Police have arrested five people and seized a haul of illegal firearms and drugs across Auckland as part of ongoing Operation Cobalt investigations.
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A 47-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a man in West Auckland on Sunday.

A man and woman have been charged with firearms offences after a standoff with police in West Auckland this morning.

Lynchs body was flown to Tonga on Wednesday, accompanied by his brother. Tongas Ministry of Internal Affairs chief executive Dr Fotu Fisiiahi said Lynch’s family gathered at the airport to receive the casket, and ministry staff were there to support the family. STUFF The cost of repatriation was covered by the Government through the ministry, Fisiiahi said. Lynch’s body would be held at a hospital for 72-hour quarantine, before being taken to the family on Monday morning for funeral an...

As stated by Detective Inspector John Sutton: Police have made a further arrest today in relation to the ongoing investigation into the firearms incident at the Sofitel Hotel in Auckland Central in April. This morning, three search warrants were carried out at addresses in West Auckland. Police recovered two firearms – a shot gun and a military-style semi-automatic fiream – and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. A large amount of Cannabis and cash amounting to tens of thousands of dollars we...

Officers who shot a man during a car chase didnt overstep the line 4 May 2021 The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found Police were justified firing at the car on Aucklands Northern Motorway in 2018. The passenger had escaped from Waitakere District Court and faced charges including aggravated robbery with a firearm. The Armed Offenders Officers travelling at high speed fired at a man in the front passenger seat -- who suffered minor injuries. He had fired a shotgun multiple times du...

The incident occurred when police detectives located the wanted man in Blockhouse Bay in October 2018. He had escaped from Waitakere District Court during an appearance on several charges, including aggravated robbery (with a firearm), wounding with intent to injure and assaulting police. The man fired a shotgun at police in his attempts to escape and was swerving at high-speed in between traffic, the report stated. There was one other man in the Audi with him. The Armed Offenders Squad (AO...