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Police have made 865 arrests, and seized $5m in cash and 987 firearms, since Operation Tauwhiro began in February. But criminals are just getting craftier.
The extension of Operation Tauwhiro today is a clear sign that gang violence and the dangers of firearms violence caused by gangs is a far bigger problem.
Police are extending a six-month operation aimed at cracking down on gangs and organised crime after seizing almost 1000 firearms, nearly $5 million in cas