Four people have been arrested, and drugs and a firearm seized, after Tasman District Police and District Organised Crime Group disrupted an operation supplying methamphetamine into the district this week.

Intelligence gathered by district staff suggested one or more individuals were frequently travelling to Auckland to collect methamphetamine, then they and their associates were selling it into the Blenheim and West Coast communities, particularly the community of Westport.

On Tuesday, Police commenced an operation to intercept two men as they travelled down the country.

They were met in Picton in the afternoon and their vehicle seized and searched. About 500g of methamphetamine was located.

Simultaneously, search warrants were carried out at addresses in Westport and Auckland.

At a Westport address, a sawn-off shotgun and 15 ounces of cannabis prepared for supply were located.

In total, three men, aged 53, 49 and 56, and a 36-year-old woman were arrested and jointly charged with possession of methamphetamine for supply.

The 53-year-old man and the woman have also been charged with possession of cannabis for supply and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Police are not ruling out further arrests and charges.

We are pleased to have put a stop to this activity, which has been bringing illicit drugs into our communities and causing misery for those suffering from addiction and their families.

We will not tolerate this type of offending and hope these arrests send a message to anyone else who is looking to profit from other people’s misfortune.

If you have concerns about illegal drug use in your community, please call 111 if there is an immediate public safety risk, or contact us via 105 online, or by phone, to make a report.

You can also report information anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

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