A Hawke's Bay gang member has been arrested and charged after a search warrant recovered a cache of firearms and ammunition at a property near Wairoa.
Wairoa Area Response Manager Senior Sergeant Maui Aben said Friday's search warrant was executed at a Black Power-linked property on Lake Road, Frasertown, under the umbrella of Operation Atlas.
Atlas is a police response focusing on the disruption and prevention of organised crime and gang-related offending across the Eastern Police district, with a current focus on Wairoa.
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Police located the following firearms and ammunition concealed at the rural property - 1 Heckler & Koch .22 rifle, 1 Marlin .22 rifle, 1 Escort Legacy semi-automatic 12-gauge shotgun,1 Carl Gustav .308 rifle and ammunition including shotgun cartridges and rifle rounds of several different calibres.