Police in Auckland carry out an operation targeting organised crime groups and dismantle several indoor cannabis growing setups across multiple suburbs. According to reports from Stuff and the New Zealand Herald, officers find close to 500 plants during the operation, with the plant count reported as 486 in the Herald report and described as “nearly 500” in Stuff’s account.
The operations involve searching properties in four suburbs, where police locate and remove indoor grow setups. Both sources describe the action as part of broader efforts to disrupt organised crime activity rather than a routine drug raid. The reported findings focus on the number of plants and the fact that the plants are being cultivated indoors in multiple locations.
Both outlets characterise the seizure as a significant haul for Auckland, but provide no further details in the excerpts shared here about arrests, charges, or the identities of those allegedly involved. Police are reported to have dismantled the growing setups as part of the investigation.
