Cocaine worth nearly $16m seized from container at Port of Tauranga

Cocaine worth nearly $16m seized from container at Port of Tauranga

Cocaine with a street value of nearly $16 million has been seized from a container at the Port of Tauranga. Customs officers discovered 45 kilograms of the...

NZ Customs seizes 45 kilograms of cocaine in Tauranga

A container, originating in Houston, United States, made its way to Balboa, Panama where it stayed in transit before arriving in Tauranga on Thursday, 4 December 2025, with Customs officers ready to conduct further screening. The container had been risk-assessed as part of standard Customs pre-arrival procedures for all incoming sea cargo and vessels. During x-ray screening… Source