Police have arrested one Auckland man and seized drugs and several firearms after a tip-off from the United States Department of Homeland Security.
The 37-year-old was taken into custody on Monday after police executed a search warrant at his central Auckland address, seizing 223 grams of methamphetamine, one shotgun, four rifles and two pistols.
![The seizure was part of an ongoing investigation into illegal firearms in New Zealand. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EQATTAVG3LYK6SWR6MIY4PELFI.jpg?auth=f5d2902247e267ff829389fd8e228a6db66b2ab0a50f260c42f0e98036d10753&width=16&height=13&quality=70&smart=true)
The man was charged with illegal trafficking of firearms, the unlawful possession of a firearm and possession for supply of methamphetamine.