- Police and Customs staff have seized more than 25kg of cocaine with a street value of $9 million.
- Customs staff were tipped off at the end of March about an import through Lyttleton Port.
- Four men, aged 30-36, from Christchurch, Wellington, Tauranga and Auckland have been arrested.
Police and New Zealand Customs officers have seized more than 25kg worth of cocaine valued at $9 million during a series of raids.
Customs and police were tipped off on March 29 about a significant importation of cocaine through Lyttleton Port.
Officers executed search warrants across New Zealand, and the investigation has led to the arrest of four men aged 30-36 from Christchurch, Wellington, Tauranga and Auckland.