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Former surf lifesaving world champ banned in doping case
Morgan Foster gets 3-year sanction for possession and trafficking of banned substances.
Deputy CEO of Customs NZ Paul Campbell provides an operations update
Deputy CEO of Customs NZ Paul Campbell provides an operations update. Video / NZ Herald
Comancheros bust: Influential gang member charged with 200kg drug import
The Comanchero was charged months after two men allegedly broke into a shipping container.
Mexican ‘tourist’ busted with $360k in cash and almost 14kg of meth
Man on three-month visa now faces years in NZ prison. The Crown has also taken his cash.
15kg meth suitcase stash seized: Woman arrested at Auckland Airport
The seized meth equates to a potential street value of up to $4.55m.
Customs seizes 36kg of meth in unaccompanied bags at Auckland Airport
The meth is estimated to be worth up to $13.5 million.
‘Exemplary’ community leader jailed for part in airport drug import ring
The syndicate's 'logistics organiser' stored large amounts of cash at his sister's house.
Customs officers seize $1.6m worth of meth at Auckland Airport
A Dutch national has been sentenced in the Manukau District Court over the incident.
$11m meth bust: US woman in court over alleged 31kg meth smuggling attempt
The 24-year-old woman appeared in court today and has been remanded in custody.
Inside the fight against smuggling at New Zealand's largest port
How New Zealand Customs uses intelligence and technology to battle rising drug smuggling at the Port of Tauranga. Video / Mike Scott
Police seize $413k from baggage handler in meth import case
The syndicate's 'logistics organiser' stored large amounts of cash at his sister's house.
Cops seize $60m of ‘tainted’ property allegedly linked to criminals
A look at some of the properties targeted by police - and why they made the move.
Police restrain over $2.5m in assets after illicit tobacco operation busted
Investigations found a Gisborne restaurant illegally selling tobacco to the public.
Gang members arrested after alleged 200kg meth heist at Port of Tauranga
Two men allegedly broke into shipping container and pulled out five suitcases of drugs.
Lured through a dating app: How man with spotless record became drug ring henchman
Loneliness made him vulnerable to exploitation, his lawyer said.
'Strange and sophisticated': All the new ways drugs are being smuggled into NZ
Customs say concealment methods by drug traffickers are increasing in sophistication.
Seven years of silence: How a NZ child abuse investigator exposed the US Mormon church
Episode four of our podcast reveals the shocking truth behind the church's helpline.
Auckland trio arrested after NZ's largest cocaine shipment bust
The cocaine was estimated to have a street value of $253.75 million.
Inside story: When police took down the Comanchero hierarchy
Exclusive book extract on how detectives investigated the Comancheros motorcycle gang.
Police never found the 450kg of meth; Hells Angels member pleads guilty anyway
Police were able to trace back Brandon Cole's extravagant purchases after the P windfall.
'Many eyes watching': Airport baggage handlers jailed after attempt to smuggle meth in backpack
The seizure prevented up to $5.1m in social harm and economic cost to New Zealand.
'I hope no one dies': Meth beer victim's sister's warning after toxic lollies discovered
Angela Sagala called those who imported the lollies "careless and reckless".
Fresh arrest over $23m meth seizure as organised crime syndicate dismantled
The arrest of a 42yo Auckland man follows earlier charges against two men in May.
"I don’t think society is prepared": Gangs, drugs, corruption threats revealed
Customs intelligence report, obtained exclusively by the Herald, reveals ‘insider threats’ grow as organised crime gangs expand in New Zealand. Video / Ben Dickens / Michael Morrah
Kiwi businessman arrested after 'duping buyers' with 133 second-hand vehicles with wound-back odometers
The vehicles had understated odometer readings and other false information.
How a 469kg drug bust led to NZ police cracking a money-laundering gang
Operation Worthington identified $10 million of cash transactions from 37 'money drops'.
Airport meth kingpin 'surrounded by turkeys', Crown says in closing address
Jury deliberating in trial of pair accused of exploiting a border security loophole.