About $100 million in assets, including cash, properties and cars, purchased with money made from meth sales have been seized by police since 2015. A big demand for the highly addictive drug has seen vast amounts of money made from the illicit trade in meth, and gangs are at the forefront of it. District Commander Superintendent John Price said the Tribesman, a North Island motorcycle gang now entrenched in Canterbury are the biggest suppliers of meth. Details released to The Star under the Official Information Act show of the meth related assets seized by police in Canterbury $24,171,252 was cash. Other assets seized from meth dealers in Canterbury include:Residential properties - $58,258,755Vehicles (including motorcycles) - $14,102,719.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 17, 2020 05:26 UTC