Several hundred thousand dollars in cash was seized by police during Operation Hare. The two-month police investigation targeting a methamphetamine manufacturer with a network spread across the length of the country also ended in the seizure of eight firearms. The woman is due to reappear in the Auckland District Court tomorrow. The second man was arrested in Queenstown on firearms-related charges and both men are due to reappear in Whangarei District Court on December 23. Operation Hare was a two-month investigation run by the police's National Organised Crime Group (NOCG).

Source: New Zealand Herald December 16, 2020 03:00 UTC