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Wellington police believe they've stopped around a billion dollars worth of GBL drug harm 19 July 2021 It follows the wrapping up of Phase two of police Operation Skipjack - which identified and intercepted the importation of Class C drugs through the mail. More than 20 parcels have been intercepted since November, amounting to more than seven-thousand litres of GBL. As well, 22 search warrants have been carried out in Wellington, Hutt Valley, Kapiti Mana, Horowhenua and Palmerston North, resulting in eight arrests. Detective Inspector Darrin Thomson says this will have a serious disrupti...

News from NZ Police Wellington Police and NZ Customs have disrupted more significant importations of the Class B controlled drug Gamma Butyrolactone (GBL), and class C controlled drug Eutylone. Last November saw the termination of Skipjack ‘Phase One’- an investigation into a local drug dealing syndicate importing and distributing controlled drugs known by the street names of G, liquid ecstasy, and rinse. “As the Operation moved into ‘Phase Two’ this year, Police, along with our Customs partners, identified further alleged importations by the syndicate which had changed its methods ...

Police raids disrupt billion dollars worth of drug harm to community Police disrupted a billion dollars worth of GBL drug harm into the community. Photo / File Police raids disrupt billion dollars worth of drug harm to community Mon, 19 Jul 2021, 4:34PM Police have arrested eight men and three women and seized a haul of illicit drugs that could cause an estimated billion dollars’ worth of harm to the community. Those arrested in raids by police named Operation Skipjack "phase 2" are aged between 25 and 44. Four people were previously charged in relation to "phase 1", tak...

Press Release – New Zealand Police Wellington Police and NZ Customs have disrupted further significant importations of the Class B controlled drug Gamma Butyrolactone (GBL), and class C controlled drug Eutylone, during Phase Two of Operation Skipjack. November last year saw … Wellington Police and NZ Customs have disrupted further significant importations of the Class B controlled drug Gamma Butyrolactone (GBL), and class C controlled drug Eutylone, during ‘Phase Two’ of Operation Skipjack. November last year saw the termination of Skipjack ‘Phase One’- an investigation into alle...

Supplied/Police A record seizure of GBL was uncovered at a Wellington property in November. A local man has been charged with importing it. Previously, police said they believed the drugs were brought into the country from China, via Auckland, and were working with liaison officers in Asia. On Friday, Detective Inspector Darrin Thomson said the investigation had involved police work around the world. “We are looking further than just one source,” he said. Rankin was already facing supply charges, following raids at multiple Wellington properties on November 13 last year. The raids u...