Offenders found near Waikanae following firearms threat
Offenders found near Waikanae following firearms threat
At about 1pm on Wednesday 1 July 2015, Police were called to an address in Waikanae after reports were received that a woman and a man were travelling to the area in a white Subaru with firearms and drugs. Police had information that the pair, who are known to police, were planning to threaten a person known to them.
Armed Police
located the car at an address in Waikanae and waited for
Armed Offender Squad members to arrive.
However, the
white Subaru with three male occupants left the address, but
were subsequently stopped by armed police on State Highway
1, north of Peka Peka Road at about 2:20pm.
Three men,
aged 27 – 40, from Wellington, Porirua & Waikanae, all
known to Police, were detained and the vehicle searched. No
firearms or drugs have been located, and a full search of
the address is yet to be completed.
Senior Sergeant Brett
Simon of the Wellington Police said that it appeared to be
an isolated incident involving people known to each other
and there was no wider risk to the public.
Enquiries are
ongoing with charges yet to be
determined.
ENDS