A team of Ministry for Primary Industries investigators today carried out a search warrant at an alleged unregulated meat premises in Turangi.
It was the culmination of a six-month undercover operation involving the alleged purchase of considerable quantities of venison, lamb and pork products from a Turangi man.
The man
is now being spoken to by MPI investigators in relation to the alleged sale of meat from an unregulated premises.
MPI Compliance Operations Manager, Gary Orr, said a decision would be made shortly as to whether charges would be laid under the Animal Products Act.
He said offences that involved activities that fell outside of the act could have serious food safety implications.
