Bay of Plenty Police were part of a major operation that uncovered thousands of dollars of equipment and ingredients allegedly used to make methamphetamine, firearms and explosives in shipping containers and caravans.
Armed Offenders Squad officers, the clandestine lab team, the defence bomb disposal squad, CIB and general duties Police
officers from Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Auckland were all part of the mix at various times throughout the weekend.
Three arrests were made, thousands of dollars of equipment and ingredients allegedly used to make methamphetamine, two addresses, firearms, explosives and surveillance cameras were all part of the scene that unfolded last weekend after Police executed simultaneous search warrants at Ngaruawahia and Blockhouse Bay properties on Friday afternoon.
Two Auckland men, 37 year old David Griffiths and a 43 year-old, were found at the address in River Rd and were arrested and charged with manufacturing methamphetamine.
A woman arrested at the Blockhouse Bay Rd property was charged with possession of a Class A drug and possession of Class C drugs for supply.