Arrests connected to Nelson drive-by shooting, police say

By RNZ

Three men have been arrested in connection to a drive-by shooting in Nelson in September, police say.

Several shots were fired into a property on Nelson’s Exeter St, shortly before midnight on September 25, they said.

The three men were arrested on Thursday morning, when police executed four search warrants in the Wellington region, including at least one in Porirua.

Officers also found shotguns, ammunition, methamphetamine and cannabis during the searches, police said.

The men, aged 26, 28 and 36, were charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, commission of a crime with a firearm, participating in an organised criminal group and a threatening act towards a dwelling.

They are scheduled to appear in the Porirua District Court on Thursday.

Kāpiti-Mana Area Commander Renee Perkins said the arrests were a result of good cross-district cooperation: “Police staff will continue to work together across the districts to ensure we are holding offenders to account – even those who are committing crimes outside of the district they reside in.”