Police sighted a vehicle of interest on Golf Road about 7pm and signalled for it to stop. Photo / Bevan Conley
An alleged “high-risk” offender has been arrested and several weapons seized following a vehicle stop in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday night.
Acting Western Bay of Plenty Area Commander Inspector Logan Marsh said police pulled over a vehicle on Golf Rd about 7pm.
Marsh said police saw a butterfly knife inside the vehicle and searched it, finding a further three knives, a loaded revolver, and 10.7 grams of methamphetamine.
The weapons and drugs were seized, and the driver taken into custody.
A 43-year-old man was due to appear in the Tauranga District Court today on charges of possessing an offensive weapon, possessing methamphetamine for supply, and unlawfully possessing a firearm and restricted weapon.
“Police are out patrolling across the Western Bay of Plenty area 24/7 responding to calls for service and proactively identifying risks in the community.”
Marsh said this was a good example of “proactive police work” which resulted in a safer community with several weapons including a firearm and an alleged “high-risk offender” taken off the street.
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