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Significant impact : Police seizures pass $500 million after latest busts net millions
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Police have cracked a major milestone by seizing more than $500 million in cash and assets over a four-year period.
As part of Operation Worthington, 16 search warrants were executed throughout Auckland on Wednesday, netting 44kgs of meth, a large amount of other drugs - including ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, ketamine and MDMA - and millions of dollars worth of cash, property and cars.
More than 200 charges have been laid against 21 people as part of that sting.
Police have now seized $513 million worth of cash and assets since the annual reporting target came into effect on July 1, 2017, according to Assistant Commissioner, Investigations Lauano Sue Schwalger. ....

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