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Tue, 30 Aug 2011 1:14p.m.

Over the past two weeks, police officers executed 36 search warrants

Over the past two weeks, police officers executed 36 search warrants

By 3news.co.nz staff

Thirty-seven people are facing drugs charges after a 'tinnie house' crackdown across South Auckland.

Over the past two weeks, police officers executed 36 search warrants, seizing over $26,000 of marijuana and over $51,000 of methamphetamine.

They also seized $16,510 in cash, stolen property and one firearm.

"Drug dealing or tinnie houses are often hubs for all manner of criminal offending, including the supply of methamphetamine and receiving stolen property," says Det Insp Dave Lynch of Counties Manukau Police.

"The results of the last two weeks highlight why drug dealing houses are being targeted by police, and why communities need to join together to send a clear message that drug dealing houses won't be tolerated in their neighbourhoods."

In all, police seized:

  • 135 cannabis 'tinnies' ($2700 value)
  • 1899 grams of harvested cannabis plant ($24000 value)
  • 111 cannabis plants
  • 51 grams of methamphetamine ($51,000 value)
  • 1 clan lab
  • $16510 cash
  • A firearm

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08 Sep 2011 03:24p.m.

amy wrote:

At $100 a gram, their value is bang on. They sell it at that price, because it's addictive, people will pay whatever to have it once they are hooked!

30 Aug 2011 06:56p.m.

bukster wrote:

So you can get almost 2 kg of cannabis for $24,000 but only 51 grams of P for over twice that, $51,000. Wow - how the heck do they sell any P at that price? Cannabis is safer, less addictive and it would seem it is a heck of a lot cheaper. At that price this, so called, "P epidemic" might just solve itself. Market forces will put them out of business at that price. Can those prices actually reflect what those drugs would have sold for? I know police tend to estimate value of drugs on the high side.