Mount Maunganui: Police seize revolver, knives, meth from vehicle in Mount Maunganui

Police sighted a vehicle of interest on Golf Road about 7pm and signalled for it to stop. Photo / Bevan Conley

An alleged “high-risk” offender has been arrested and several weapons seized following a vehicle stop in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday night.

Acting Western Bay of Plenty Area Commander Inspector Logan Marsh said police pulled over a vehicle on Golf Rd about 7pm.

Marsh said police saw a butterfly knife inside the vehicle and searched it, finding a further three knives, a loaded revolver, and 10.7 grams of methamphetamine.

The weapons and drugs were seized, and the driver taken into custody.

A 43-year-old man was due to appear in the Tauranga District Court today on charges of possessing an offensive weapon, possessing methamphetamine for supply, and unlawfully possessing a firearm and restricted weapon.

“Police are out patrolling across the Western Bay of Plenty area 24/7 responding to calls for service and proactively identifying risks in the community.”

Marsh said this was a good example of “proactive police work” which resulted in a safer community with several weapons including a firearm and an alleged “high-risk offender” taken off the street.