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A 100 kilogramme shipment of pseudoephedrine with a street value of $28 million has been seized by the Customs Service in Auckland.
The seizure, in the form of Contac NT, came only weeks after an 80kg seizure.
Pseudoephedrine is the principal component used in the manufacture of the drug methamphetamine (P) and 100kg of Contac NT could make 28kg of P, worth around $28m on the street.
The Contac NT was found concealed in a shipment of furniture from China, seized in Auckland on October 10.
Customs manager drug investigations Bill Perry said the haul was the third-largest made in New Zealand.
"It's always a huge boost for our people when we make discoveries like this - especially when they're this big," he said.
"It's chilling to think of the consequences of amounts like this being released into our community."
Mr Perry said a joint customs/police investigation into the importation resulted in two men being charged with import and possession for supply of a class C controlled drug.
- NZPA
