Police Thwart Efforts To Import Drugs In Major Operation In Auckland, Northland And Bay Of Plenty
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 12:27 pm Police have arrested eight people and disrupted plans to import hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the country from Mexico. This morning Police, along with New Zealand Customs Service, carried out search warrants at eleven properties throughout the wider Bay of Plenty, Northland and Auckland areas as part of Operation Tarpon. The operation, run by the National Organised Crime Group (NOCG), has targeted key players of a drug syndicate operating in New Zealand with links to a Mexican cartel. It’s alleged those involved conspired to import a large quantity ...