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Operation Silk: Inside the biggest gang trial of 2022

Jared Savage
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Investigative Journalist·NZ Herald·
19 mins to read

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in October 2019, three vehicles parked in a quiet cul-de-sac in a Papamoa subdivision went up in flames. Blackened metal husks and burst tyres were all that remained of the destroyed ute, van and car.

Frightened residents of the street told the Bay of Plenty Times they awoke to loud bangs and a car alarm blaring. One thought someone was breaking into her home.

“I went to the kitchen and grabbed a

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