Police dismantle alleged methamphetamine ring linked to Mongols gang and Mexican cartel
Police arrested five people in a five-month operation targeting an alleged meth importation ring with ties to the Mongols motorcycle gang and Mexican cartel, seizing luxury cars and properties worth…
A police operation has resulted in the arrest of five people linked to the Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Gang after investigators uncovered an alleged methamphetamine importation ring with connections to a Mexican cartel. The operation, which lasted five months and was prompted by information from US authorities, targeted associates across the North Island, including rural Waikato and Auckland. Police also seized approximately $10 million in luxury cars and properties as part of the bust.
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The police operation that reached from a Mexican cartel to rural Waikato
Police say information from US authorities led investigators to an alleged methamphetamine importation ring linked to the Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Gang and a Mexican cartel.
NZ Herald
Mongols MC gang busted after alleged Mexican cartel drug links, five arrested
US information led police to target Mongols' associates in the North Island.
RNZ
Police take $10m of luxury cars, properties in meth bust across Waikato, Auckland
In a separate operation police also disrupted a methamphetamine importation ring with links to the Mongols gang.
1News
Mongols gang pad shut down amid Mexican cartel-linked meth probe
The arrests came after information provided from US authorities, according to police.
Newstalk ZB
Mongols MC gang busted after alleged Mexican cartel drug links, five arrested
Five people linked to the Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Gang are facing charges after a five-month-long police operation blocked an alleged methamphetamine importation ring.