Police have arrested a senior Mongrel Mob member on 18 drug-related charges following months of investigation as part of Operation Richter.
The man, 46, was found at a Bay of Plenty house yesterday and taken into custody.
He is due to re-appear in the Rotorua District Court on December 20 on charges of supply, possession and manufacturing, predominantly for methamphetamine.
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Operation Richter is disrupting the supply of methamphetamine and the operation of organised crime groups in Rotorua.