Both were arrested in Auckland on Friday and are charged with importing meth, possession of meth for supply, and participating in an organised criminal group. Their arrest brings to six the number of people arrested so far and police have not ruled out more arrests. By - Northern AdvocatePolice haven't ruled out making further arrests over the record haul of 494kg of methamphetamine smuggled on to Ninety Mile Beach last week as two more people appeared in court over the bust. Read more:• Police seize more meth buried in dunes• How police nabbed $448m of meth• Abandoned boat leads police to record $448m haul of methamphetamineThe man's call to police sparked a chain of events that resulted in the record-breaking seizure and the initial arrest of four men. A lawyer said she was seeking name suppression on the grounds that release of his name may risk prejudice to a fair trial.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 19, 2016 21:56 UTC