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Comanchero gang member to spend rest of life in Tongan prison for drug importing
The 44-year-old tried to expand the gang's presence in Tonga after being deported from Oz.
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Security guard caught trying to sell 'cocaine' on Instagram video while in uniform
Chavez Stewart later claimed the powder was flour and Panadol.
Mongrel Mob member jailed for 12 years for sexual offending against young girls
Harmer was convicted on 14 charges involving multiple young girls.
Police brace for 500km gang funeral procession for William ‘Bird’ Hines’ son
Mossy Hines’ body will take the same route as his father’s in 2023.
Mongols gang member and 501 deportee with firearms history caught with 3D-printed gun
Benjamin Henderson was also found with ammunition and methamphetamine.
Hells Angels gang member orchestrated 180kg cocaine importation while inside prison
The drug shipment was cleverly concealed inside the pipes of a 7.2 tonne boiler machine.
Far North meth rehab 'in the trenches' as demand outstrips funding
Northland has the country’s highest meth use per person in wastewater tests.
‘Moment of madness’: Black Power member instigated hospital gunfight with rivals
The two groups then embarked on a car chase during which more shots were fired.
Price of meth in NZ dropped to new low in 2025, cocaine market growing according to new research
Meth used to be $1000 a gram. Now it's only $283 in Auckland.
Home detention vs prison: How much we really spend to keep offenders locked in
New figures show sentenced inmate numbers rose to 5761 in September 2025.
Christchurch police arrest four in operation targeting gang-related funeral
Police seized a motorcycle, a vehicle, and airguns with ammunition.
Hell's Angels central Auckland headquarters swarmed by Police
A heavy police presence was seen around the Mt Eden gang headquarters on Tuesday morning following a fleeing driver incident. Video / NZ Herald
Police swarm Hell's Angels' Auckland headquarters in unfolding operation
Witnesses saw three people removed from the house, with one taken into a car.
'Frightened all the time': Inside a $3m kiwifruit tax evasion scam
'Money mule' was allegedly kidnapped and assaulted after threatening to blow the whistle.
'Definite increase': The rise of 3D-printed firearms
Police say 3D guns are being printed in houses and garages throughout New Zealand.
Up in smoke: Police seize 10 tonnes of weed in raids on Vietnamese 'grow houses'
Police warn landlords to check rentals as 120 properties raided in matter of weeks.
Revealed: Auckland construction figure charged with importing 515kg of meth
The 52-year-old denies any knowledge of the drugs hidden inside 42 steel beams from the US
Police officer living with gang member and caught with cannabis in Auckland drug bust
The arrest was one of 10 investigations into links between police and organised crime.
‘We’ve got a big problem': Meth use in NZ spikes to record high
Consumption doubled in the second half of 2024, according to wastewater testing.
‘We’re a different kettle of fish’: Inside the three-year police investigation that busted the Comancheros gang
Jared Savage pieces together four different covert investigations which targeted the gang.
Divers find 120kg of cocaine hidden in 'sea chest' of ship docked in Tauranga
A tip-off after a suspicious sale of dive gear led to huge drug bust.
Police hunt William Nelson-Bell over thefts and assaults
The 23-year-old is known to frequent the Counties Manukau area, police say.
Inside Operation Italian Sky: The takedown of a crime boss and his crew
Millions in cash and drugs were shifted by air and land.
Operation Fix: Inside the sleeper cell of a Mexican cartel in Auckland
Customs found 174kg of methamphetamine inside a shipping container from Mexico.
Jail for 1335 years: Gang members given centuries-long sentences
Since March 2022, El Salvador has detained more than 90,000 people.
IRD failed to report alleged kidnapping of $3m 'money mule' victim to police
Police only found out about the alleged victim when the Herald started asking questions.
Drug crisis: 'Big step forward' in new strategy to combat gangs, organised crime
Government to explore new agency for organised crime, Minister to drive cohesive approach
The Front Page: From cartels to Facebook drugs – why NZ is losing the fight on gangs and meth
Advisers want a dedicated 'Minister of Mafias' to lead the gang crackdown.
More than $1 million worth in luxury cars, property and banned vapes seized in police raids
The vapes contained etomidate, a drug linked to breathing failure.
Calculated gang hit: Judge condemns 'waste' as killer gets life in jail
Mongrel Mob president Teina Williams, 34, must serve at least 17 years for murder.