Cat and mouse: NZ Customs and the never ending war on drugs at our border
As drug smuggling surges into NZ, we visit Customs to see how they try to thwart it
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Housewives of P county: Why more Kiwi women are getting hooked on meth
Gin and valium were once the housewife's secret vice, now many are turning to meth.
NZ's drug shame: 1.7 tonnes of meth seized in 2019
More meth seized in 2019 than any other year, but price of drug plummets to record low.
NZ Customs grabs more than a tonne of meth in record year
Record drug interception figures part of a concerning international trend, says Customs.
South Island's biggest-ever meth bust: Three jailed
Drugs were hidden in a shipment of safety lights sent from Mexico.
NZ First breaks rank to oppose cigarette price rise
Winston Peters says the price rise will disproportionately "gouge" the poor.
Customs raid on Dunedin businessman: $1.4 million in alleged tax evasion
Customs' Bruce Berry: "Defrauding Customs of revenue is fraud and a serious crime."
Second Qantas flight diverted after suspected navigation malfunction
Passengers stuck on plane for two hours.
Kiwi man who paid $80 to abuse boy loses suppression
The man had more than 14,000 objectionable images on his computers.
Customs busts family-based tobacco smuggling ring
The activity involved 79.6kg of intercepted tobacco and $113,422 in evaded duties & GST.
Meth man captured after police watch his operation on covert cameras
Police watched a meth supplier via covert cameras for more than a week before pouncing.
Generation Debt: Students with $400k loans too scared to come home
Huge student loan debts are making many expat Kiwis afraid to come home.
Major overhaul of meth prison sentences
Meth dealers to receive 30 per cent cut in sentence if addiction caused drug crimes.
Drug survey: Meth the same price, cannabis more expensive in Northland
10,966 people completed online facebook survey, including 348 people in Northland.
Wasted: Drug testing shows Kiwis using $8.9 million in illicit substances each week
What drugs are Kiwis using, and how much? New wastewater testing results reveal all.
Border crackdown: New visa rules kick in today for visitors
Immigration NZ's new electronic travel authority requirement kicks in today.
Hamilton man jailed again for possession of child sexual abuse images
Andrew Floyd Williams has been jailed a second time for child sex abuse images.
NZ legal first: Child sex doll importer jailed for 18 months
Judge notes sex doll importer attended nudist camps as a child.
Mum's plea that her son serve his jail time in France
A Frenchman accepted $50,000 to help smuggle cocaine from a cruise ship into Northland.
Whangārei police dog handling duo compete for national honours
Mist and Constable Lewis are representing Northland at the national police dog champs.
$86m drug bust: Kiwis willing to pay more for their high
NZ drug users are targeted by overseas criminals because they're willing to pay more.
New Ice Age: 1500kg of meth seized in drug busts record
With 4 months to go, more meth seized this year so far than any other.
Synthetic drugs: epidemic examined by Crown forensic experts, new trends emerge
New research has been released into synthetic drugs after a two year study by ESR
$235m mega meth bust: 469kg stashed in electric motors
Police say the bust has stopped $235 million in revenue to organised crime groups.
NZ's biggest drug bust - a comedy of errors and 500kg of meth
It was a Sunday morning, and Constable Thomas Nankivell had just started his shift.
Warning: Huge spike in mega-dose Ecstasy pills flooding into NZ
Massive jump in the amount of MDMA seized at the border this year.
A year of NZ drug busts: Cocaine at the beach, meth in golf carts, $50k in dishwasher
As crime syndicates exploit top prices in NZ, Police and Customs are making bigger busts.
Drug syndicates 'determined' to create an NZ market for cocaine
"We are definitely seeing an increase in cocaine coming in to New Zealand."
Snow on Bethells Beach: $3m cocaine wash-up mystery
$3m cocaine haul washed up in West Auckland likely part of much bigger illicit import.
$3m cocaine find on beach - more could wash up: police
A large amount of cocaine has washed up on a West Auckland beach
Customs seizes half a million smuggled cigarettes
The smuggler was attempting to avoid paying more than $500,000 in taxes, Customs says.
Kiwi who paid $80 to abuse boy in Manila hotel seeks permanent suppression
His sickening crimes have led to a six years and five month jail term.
Customs seize more than a tonne of drugs in six months
Haul includes four times the amount of Ecstasy that was seized last year.
Two arrested as Customs seizes 100kg of meth with $50m street value
"The concealment method was quite sophisticated and not easily identifiable."