New Zealand Police have laid 347 criminal charges against 43 gang associates, alleged to be part of a sophisticated criminal syndicate smuggling illicit drugs into the country aboard international flights.
Police and Customs have also seized 630 kilogrammes of methamphetamine with a street value of NZ$220.8 million (US$126.35 million), alongside 112 kilogrammes of cocaine worth $50.4 million, and around $800,000 in cash.
