Criminals have found a new way of importing meth - that isn't meth.

A tobacco fraudster received a jail sentence after he was convicted on 43 charges.

Merkins Bah Agu was vulnerable when he started being a "catcher" for meth hauls, a judge has ruled.

A Tauranga man caught importing ecstasy powder and tablets, who claimed he got the idea from watching a television programme, has

Four people have been arrested as a result of a Customs crackdown on child exploitation.

EXCLUSIVE: Miles McKelvy ripped off $1.4 million from vulnerable home buyers. Now, he faces a second stint in prison after importing Fantasy into NZ.

Australian and New Zealand authorities make the largest ever cocaine bust off the Australian coastline.

Alan Langdon's father believes his son always intended to sail to Australia, not the Bay of Islands as he claims.

Kim Dotcom saw a suspicious camera in an apartment opposite his home - and it turns out to be owned by NZ Customs and operated by the NZ Defence Force.

Elderly people are being duped into acting as drug mules for international crime syndicates - prompting a fresh warning today by Customs Minister Nicky Wagner.

Merkins Bah Agu's downfall was a retired American couple caught smuggling 7kg of meth in the linings of their suitcases, a court has

Police say they can track packages down to addresses and individuals.

New figures reveal the quantity of methamphetamine being intercepted by Customs has increased more than 35 times in the past few years.

NZ Customs' new state-of-the-art drug identification machine can instantly identify more than 12 thousand different chemical molecules.

The leader of a methamphetamine importation ring - run from his prison cell - has been jailed.

Police executing a search warrant this morning discovered more than 40 cannabis plants and a large amount of methamphetamine items.

A Frenchman who stole forfeited cigarettes from a Customs drop-bin while working at an airport as a cleaner has escaped without a conviction.

A Latvian traveller was sentenced to imprisonment today for trying to smuggle $1.1 million of meth into the country in baby carriers and tie boxes.

Ashtrays from Malaysia, hand warmers from China and belts from France all hid ephedrine with a street value of close to $1.9 million.

The New Zealand Customs service has helped overseas authorities seize a significant amount of drugs at their borders as part of a global crack down on drug smugglers and syndicates.

A Hong Kong woman has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for smuggling $1 million of methamphetamine in cans of pork.

Customs bust a shipment of 4000 handbags from China hiding 30kg of methamphetamine.

Police are seeking a man in relation to the country's biggest ever cocaine bust. The man may or may not know anything about the $14

Customs is holding Somali New Zealanders up for hours and many Kiwis feel they are targeted at the border, a National MP says.

Law enforcement agencies could get new powers to access information stored through cloud-based technology or social media.

Exclusive: A controversial border clearance levy has generated $7.5 million more than expected after only five months.

Customs also found homemade Mongolian cheese in her luggage.

Just which passengers will be fast-tracked through the country's airports is yet to be decided - but the new system will initially be by invitation only.

A passenger from Vietnam arrived in NZ with live Siamese fighting fish in plastic bags, declaring them as "wet fish" on his arrival forms.