631kg of Meth, 112kg of Coke: More Arrests in Alleged Akl Baggage Handler Plot

631kg of meth, 112kg of coke: More arrests in alleged Akl baggage handler plot

Police have charged nine more people in connection with an alleged baggage handler drug-smuggling plot at Auckland International Airport. Customs and police...

Police and Customs bust Class A drugs smuggling ring

Some of the illegal drugs identified as being smuggled into New Zealand through Auckland International Airport by police and Customs. Photos supplied A joint Police-Customs investigation has unravelled a major transnational organised crime syndicate working with local gangs to import significant quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine into New Zealand, police say. Operation Matata has identified that the syndicate was allegedly smuggling Class…

Operation Matata: More baggage handlers at Auckland International Airport charged in major drug smuggling bust

A joint investigation unravelled a transnational organised crime syndicate working with local gangs to import significant quantities drugs into New Zealand.

743kg drug bust: 27 arrested in Auckland airport syndicate crackdown

New Zealand police arrested 27 people in a major drug bust, seizing 743kg of meth and cocaine at Auckland Airport, targeting corrupt baggage handlers in a transnational syndicate crackdown. The joint Police-Customs investigation, codenamed Operation Matata, uncovered an elaborate scheme where drugs were smuggled through unaccompanied baggage on international flights, with at least 15 current […] The post 743kg drug bust: 27 arrested in Auckland …