Police have arrested 20 people in a drugs operation in Tauranga which followed a month-long investigation.
Methamphetamine seized by police in a separate raid earlier this year in Northland. Photo: NZ POLICE
Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner said charges faced by those arrested relate to dealing, supplying and possession of methamphetamine and cannabis.
He said a total of 60 grams of methamphetamine, 25 ounces of cannabis and a large amount of stolen property had been recovered.
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Police in Hawke's Bay have seized methamphetamine worth $175,000 and also found $310,000 buried underground along with two pistols, in an operation this week.
Methamphetamine said to be worth more than $100,000 has been seized in a raid in Northland. Police say it was found along with a manufacturing lab, a pistol and $21,000 in cash.
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