The arrival of the Mongols MC gang in Christchurch led to significant tension in the city’s criminal underworld. Herald senior crime reporter Sam Sherwood.
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Meanwhile, police established a process code-named Operation Whakahaumanu to identify individuals who may have been holding extremist views and presented security risks to New Zealanders. On March 17, 2019, two days after the attack, Mr X became a person of interest after he posted a recording on social media where he described witnessing the shooter’s behaviour at a gun club. In the recording he said he was so concerned about what he had observed that he warned police about activity, but police failed to act on his warning. Following his post, a detective contacted him and requested an interview about his knowledge of the gun club and shooter.
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Gangs and guns: New police Firearms Investigation Team to crack down on illegal weapons
11 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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An arsenal of 15 illegal firearms in the control of an Auckland drug dealer prompted a Parliamentary inquiry. Police were only able to trace the origins of 5 of the guns. Photo / Supplied
An arsenal of 15 illegal firearms in the control of an Auckland drug dealer prompted a Parliamentary inquiry. Police were only able to trace the origins of 5 of the guns. Photo / Supplied
The police have established a specialist Firearms Investigation Team, modelled on similar squads in Australia, to focus on the time-consuming work of identifying how dangerous weapons are ending up in the hands of criminals.