A man who fled at the sight of Police will now face court after the dog unit tracked him, and his alleged bag of drugs, through M¨¡ngere.
Counties Manukau Central Area Prevention Manager, Acting Inspector Steve Smith says Police observed a man being dropped off while on a routine patrol along Pershore Place at about 1.42am.
¡°Upon seeing Police, the man fled on foot carrying a bag.
¡°The Police dog unit, Delta arrived on the scene quickly to provide assistance in tracking the alleged offender.¡±
Acting Inspector Smith says Delta tracked a man through several properties before locating a bag which contained a significant amount of methamphetamine and cash.
¡°Delta continued to track for a lengthy period and eventually located the alleged offender, who was taken into custody without incident.
¡°This is a great example of our policing teams working together to hold offenders to account,¡± he says.
¡°The harmful consequences of drugs are wide-reaching and go beyond the individual user, and we often see this translating into other areas of crime.
¡°We want to reassure our community that we will continue to focus on disrupting the supply of methamphetamine in our communities.¡±
A 32-year-old man will appear in Manukau District Court today charged with possession for supply of methamphetamine, failure to carry out obligations in relation to a computer search and possession of cannabis.
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