Wellington drug bust: Police seize millions in assets, guns and classic cars
Wellington police have dismantled a major drug operation, seizing methamphetamine, firearms, and millions in assets including classic cars and gold. Two men have been charged in connection with the long-term investigation.
Why it matters
The seizure highlights the ongoing issue of illicit drug trade and the increasing prevalence of dangerous 3D-printed firearms in criminal activity.
Guns, cash, classic cars and gold bars were among the alleged proceeds of crime seized in a major Wellington drug bust, police say. Photo / Wellington District Police
A Wellington man is in custody after a year-long police investigation ended in a major drug bust along with a rich cache of gold bars, cash, classic cars, guns and illicit substances.
Police today announced it had confiscated millions of dollars’ worth of assets of a Wellington drug dealer in a raid on two properties.
It includes an array of drugs, including 1kg of methamphetamine, cases of more than $100,000 of cash, gold bars and coins, guns, including an illegal 3D-printed pistol, a large recycling bin full of copper and nine classic cars including a limousine, a Chevrolet Bel Air and a Plymouth Savoy.
Detective Senior Sergeant Lee Underhill said the seizure represents a big blow to the Wellington drug trade.
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