Friday, 13 November 2020 - 1:38pm |
Wellington

Media advisory: Operation Skipjack - Police arrest two people and seize $5m in controlled drugs

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Wellington Police have today executed seven search warrants across the city after a two-month-long investigation into the import and distribution of controlled drugs.

Two people have been arrested, 20 suspected importations of Eutylone have been identified, and approximately 400 litres of Gamma Butyrolactone (GBL) have been seized. This has a combined street value of more than $5 million.

Media are invited to a media conference at the Wellington Central Police Station on Victoria Street, where Detective Inspector Darrin Thomson will be available to speak to media at 3.30pm.

Media are requested to arrive at 3.15pm to set up.

Please RSVP to media@police.govt.nz

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