After executing search warrants in Auckland properties targeting Killer Beez gang members, police have seized large amounts of cash, ammunition and an illegal rifle.
Police raided properties in Papatoetoe and Wiri, detective inspector Lloyd Schmid said, as a part of Operation Cobalt, an ongoing operation tackling gang violence.
Two people, a 36-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man have been arrested over the find and are before the Manukau District Court.
“The pair have been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and three counts of unlawful possession of ammunition,” Schmid said.
“Police continue to appeal to the community for any information relating to those illegally in possession of firearms in their neighbourhood.”
