In a written response, District Commander Superintendent Russell Le Prou said Northland police district, like any other police region, could secure support from other districts should staff numbers need to be increased at any time. When asked about staffing of the Northland police organised crime investigation team and if those numbers should be increased, Mr Le Prou was reluctant to respond with specifics.
"In relation to the recent meth bust, Northland District District staff were involved in the initial inquiry and managing the scenes. However, this operation has now been fully handed over to Police's Organised Crime Unit to manage, which works nationally and across all districts," Mr Le Prou said.
"This is standard practice, and again reflects how we can support each other."
It seemed police were also reluctant to give an update on the record-breaking meth bust yesterday. Police declined to answer questions about when testing of the seized drugs would begin and if the results would be made public.
They also declined to say whether they were satisfied they had recovered all drugs involved in the major importation. They would not say if there was an amount still outstanding.
