Gisborne Police have charged two people with methamphetamine-related offending, following a search warrant in Endcliffe Road yesterday.
A 34-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man appeared in Gisborne District Court today, charged with possessing methamphetamine for supply and cultivating cannabis.
Yesterday¡¯s search warrant was carried out as part of Operation K¨tare.
¡°Operation K¨tare is an Eastern District operation focused on disrupting, suppressing and preventing organised crime and gang harm,¡± says Inspector Darren Paki, Operation K¨tare Lead.
Officers with specialist skills from around the country have been brought into Tair¨¡whiti to support the District-wide operation.
¡°We want to assure our community that we know how much harm is caused by methamphetamine and we are doing something about it,¡± says Inspector Paki.
¡°Methamphetamine is one of the drivers of gang violence and crime plaguing this community. Operation K¨tare will continue to target people who cause harm in our communities and hold them to account.¡±
If you have any information that can help the team, please call Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111 and reference Operation K¨tare.
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