Police have charged two people and recovered a number of firearms and a quantity of methamphetamine following the execution of a search warrant on a rural property south of Nelson on Wednesday.
¡°Police located four firearms, as well as parts for four other firearms, ammunition, and methamphetamine and utensils,¡± says Detective Sergeant Ian Langridge, who led the operation.
¡°A 55-year-old woman has been charged with numerous firearms and drugs charges and is due to appear in Nelson District Court on 28 April. A 50-year-old man has been charged with possession for supply, appeared in Nelson District Court yesterday and has now been remanded in custody until next week.¡±
A third person was arrested and released without charge.
¡°Methamphetamine causes tremendous harm in our communities,¡± says Nelson Bays Area Commander Inspector Paul Borrell.
¡°While the rest of the country has been making tremendous sacrifices, attempts to carry on with the illicit drug trade continue putting others at risk.
¡°Police are committed in our campaign against illicit drugs and organised crime, even in the current Alert Level 4 environment.
¡°I hope this further assures our communities that we will not tolerate it - we will continue to target these people and hold them to account at every opportunity.¡±
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Issued by Police Media Centre
