International Sting Operation involving FBI

Among those arrested were “senior members” of the Waikato Comancheros, Waikato Mongrel Mob and Head Hunters who were considered “among the key leaders of organised crime groups” in the country, National Organised Crime group director Greg Williams said. “A number of other people” were yet to be located, he added. The crackdown saw police seize $3.7 million in assets, 20 ounces of methamphetamine, large bags of cannabis, kilograms of iodine, four firearms and numerous mobile phones. At the border, 8.6 kilograms of methamphetamine was also seized. They also seized 14 vehicles, including two marine vessels, and an estimated $1 million in cash. This morning, police revealed it executed 37 search warrants at about 4pm yesterday in the Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Central and Wellington districts as part of Operation Trojan Shield. The operation saw major enforcement action in more than a dozen countries around the world, including in the US, Australia and Europe. It targeted the importation, sale and supply of methamphetamine, as well as money laundering.