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Meet NZ's 'perfect sniffing machine'
Cross between a beagle and a harrier hound created to protect New Zealand's borders is believed to be a world first.
Cross between a beagle and a harrier hound created to protect New Zealand's borders is believed to be a world first.
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.
Minister Nicky Wagner says it's a world-class vessel, and will reinforce and enhance the protection of New Zealand's maritime border.
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.
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.
New Zealand Customs has destroyed more than $62 million of illicit drugs this week.
Z Energy will get back $9.5 million of the amount it paid last year to settle a dispute with New Zealand Customs.
Border officials caught the lemon smuggler at Auckland Airport after she arrived on a flight from Hong Kong on Monday.
Hayden Bacon was sentenced to almost 3 years in jail.
A major IT project that took four years longer than originally planned and is almost $30 million over the initial budget is not another Novopay, Customs says.
Customs said one aim of the exercise was to show potential terrorists or WMD smugglers New Zealand was not a soft touch
Almost 4 tonnes of tobacco was abandoned at New Zealand airports since duty free limits were dropped last November.
Four adorable labrador pups, who arrived from Australia on July 28, are doing a three-month intensive training course in the art of sniffing out illegal drugs and cash.
Claims of a computer being destroyed at a New Zealand airport after scans suggested a gun was being smuggled inside have baffled Customs.
A children's toy, mahjong tiles, nail polish, and a puffer jacket were just some of the objects packed with illegal substances by drug smugglers this year.