A concoction of addictive and harmful substances was seized in our communities and at the border as part of a week of action on illicit drugs.
New Zealand Police and Customs joined Australian authorities during the coordinated effort by the Australia and New Zealand Illicit Drug Working Group (ANZIDWG).
Search warrants were carried out around the country, along with enforcement action at New Zealand’s border.
adminAttributable to Senior Sergeant Shannon Clifford:
A man is due to reappear in Tauranga District Court at the end of next month charged with damaging election hoardings.
Police were called to Papamoa Beach Road around 8pm on 16 September to reports of a man causing a disturbance near Bermuda Street.
On arrival, Police saw a man damaging election hoardings.
He was arrested and taken into custody, and faces two charges of wilful damage in relation.
The 49-year-old is due to reappear in Tauranga District Court on 30 October.
adminPolice can confirm one person has died following a crash in Alexandra on Saturday 19 September.
At around 4pm, emergency services were called to Killarney Street after a vehicle collided with a pedestrian on a driveway.
The pedestrian was transported to hospital and sadly passed away in hospital on Sunday 20 September.
Police are offering support to their loved ones at this difficult time.
Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
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