Mr Jones said police were providing a sanitation service by removing "rubbish" from Whangape. "There is nothing redeeming about dealing in P."
Whangape kaumatua whom Mr Jones knew in the 1970s would be "turning in their graves" over police finding a P lab on their sacred maunga Whakakoro.
"But the culprits will be tossing and turning on bunks at Ngawha.
"It's sad movies for them, but it's good for the rest of us if P is no longer being made in the area," he said.
Of the three Whangape people arrested in November, 45-year-old Frank William Murray has been remanded in custody awaiting trial on charges including manufacturing and supplying methamphetamine, possessing equipment for manufacturing the drug, money laundering and participating in a criminal group.
The other two arrested, Colin McKendrick Murray, 59, and Betty Anne Lloyd, 53, have been bailed to appear in the Kaitaia District Court on March 1 on charges including money laundering and participating in an organised criminal group.