Waihi Coromandel Police Report 9 March 8 Mar, 2021 11:25 PM 3 minutes to read Three firearms were seized following search warrants in Counties Manukau on February 25. Bay of Plenty Times Last week in the Coromandel area seven people were arrested for breach of bail and warrants to arrest. There were also chairs and jandals flying through the air, smashed windows, guns and drugs hauled off the streets, a couple of dust-ups due to excess alcohol and Waikato Police executed their first search warrant against gang targets under Operation Tauwhiro. Operation Tauwhiro is an operation to disrupt and prevent firearms-related violence by criminal gangs and organised crime groups.