Senior members of the Mongrel Mob, Head Hunters and Comancheros gangs have been arrested in a massive police operation targeting organised crime.  All

Senior gang members arrested after global sting targeting organised crime

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2021-06-08 00:00:01

Senior members of the Mongrel Mob, Head Hunters and Comancheros gangs have been arrested in a massive police operation targeting organised crime.

All up, the New Zealand arm of the operation, codenamed Operation Trojan Shield, netted 35 people across the North Island, who are facing 900 charges.

The sting is part of a global crackdown on organised crime, described by police as the “world’s most sophisticated law enforcement action”.

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More than 9kg of methamphetamine has been seized in the operation, along with four guns, 14 vehicles and motorbikes, and more than $1 million in cash.

Police have been working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States since January 2020 on the operation.

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