Police announced on 25 August 2026 that a 10-month investigation had shut down a Vietnamese-organised cannabis grow-house syndicate in Auckland. Twelve people were arrested in 19 raids; police seized about NZ$1.25 million of cultivation equipment, 35 kg of cannabis and NZ$80,000 in cash. Over the operation they found more than five tonnes of cannabis material at more than 50 rental properties, and 11 crop-sitters were deported.[1]
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- New Zealand Police — Blackout: Operation descends on Vietnamese organised crime group linked to cannabis (25 August 2026)Arrests, seizures and five-tonne total
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