Police are currently are carrying out a search warrant in relation to Operation Cosmos - the investigation into the disappearance of Waiuku man Lance John Murphy.
Armed police stormed a property on Noakes Rd near Puhoi just after 5pm.
The police helicopter Eagle hovered over the property for some time, said a Herald videographer at the scene.
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