Police have arrested eight people in an operation aimed at shutting down a sophisticated methamphetamine and burglary ring in Canterbury.
An investigation was launched after police noted a significant increase in commercial burglaries across Canterbury at the beginning of the year.
Well-organised offenders were targeting premises containing expensive tools, computer and electronic equipment and expensive motor vehicles, as well as cash, police said.
Officers executed search warrants at multiple properties in Christchurch and Loburn this morning, police said.
Eight people were arrested, including four from the same family.
