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Statement to be attributed to Wairoa Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Maui Aben:
Three early morning search warrants in Wairoa today saw the location and seizure of further firearms.
The warrants, two in Frasertown and one in Wairoa, were executed at Black Power-linked residential properties.
Four sawn-off .22 rifles were located along with ammunition, methamphetamine, and cannabis.
A 34-year-old Black Power Frasertown gang member was taken into custody and will face firearms and drug-related charges.
He is due to appear in the Gisborne District Court tomorrow.
Enquiries are ongoing to locate others believed to linked to these firearms.
The momentum behind Operation Atlas is continuing and we are heartened by the feedback and support we are receiving from our Wairoa community.
Aben said enquiries were ongoing to locate others believed to be linked to the firearms. “The momentum behind Operation Atlas is continuing and we are heartened by the feedback and support we are receiving from our Wairoa community. “What we are working towards is a place where these people’s activities are not putting our community in harm’s way”. Wednesday s warrants were led by Wairoa investigations staff, supported by the Wairoa Public Safety Team, road policing, and rural staff, along with assistance from Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay Gang Focus Units, Armed Offender Squads, Public Safety Team, and the Eastern Dog Section.
Bay of Plenty police duo s journey to feature in finale television show
19 Apr, 2021 03:41 AM
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Constable Andrew Smart (left) with Talon and Constable Scott Gosnell with Apex on their graduation day. Photo / Dog Squad Puppy School TVNZ
Constable Andrew Smart (left) with Talon and Constable Scott Gosnell with Apex on their graduation day. Photo / Dog Squad Puppy School TVNZ
Bay of Plenty Times
A Bay of Plenty police dog handler and dog s journey to graduation will feature on national television tomorrow night.
Constable Andrew Smart and his dog Talon have been operational for 10 months now but their training efforts have been part of the television show Dog Squad Puppy School this year.