Police say an operation in the Hauraki District this afternoon is a search for a person wanted under a warrant in the wider Thames area.
Locals have told Newstalk ZB about police vehicles moving through the area at very high speeds.
This man saw five cars with officers in balaclavasnear Paeroa.
"The first car load of cops with balaclavas on was on Awaiti Road, there were four further cars - two station wagons, two saloons - all heading in the same direction"
Workers in Paeroa also witnessed an out-of-the-ordinary Police presence.
