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Man Jailed For Major South Island Tobacco Seizure
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
Acting Chief Customs Officer, Fraud and Prohibition, Bevan Cameron, says the size of the operation, the level of sophistication and the amount of tobacco involved make this one of the South Island’s most significant seizures. More >>
Customs Seizes 52 Kilograms Of Methamphetamine And Cocaine In Two Smuggling Attempts Over Weekend
Monday, 14 April 2025, 5:37 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
It is estimated this amount of methamphetamine and cocaine would have had a combined street value of up to NZ$19.7 million and caused around NZ$54 million in potential harm and cost to New Zealand. More >>
Customs Intercepts Two Drug Smuggling Attempts At Auckland Airport, Seizing 25 Kilograms In One Night
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:37 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
Customs Acting Manager Auckland Airport, Benjamin Wells, says the two intercepts show the various lengths criminals will go to in getting drugs across the border. More >>
Customs Welcomes 20-years Of Cooperation With China
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 11:56 am | New Zealand Customs Service
Originally in place to increase cooperation with China Customs in combating the movement of illicit drugs from reaching New Zealand, the Customs Counsellor role has evolved to also enhance the two-way trade relationship between both countries. More >>
Drug Courier Caught With 15 Kilograms Methamphetamine
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
During a baggage search at Auckland International Airport, Customs officers found 14 individually vacuum-sealed packages containing a white crystal substance. Initial testing returned a positive result for the presence of methamphetamine. More >>
Customs Arrests Three Airport Workers For Smuggling 58 Kilograms Of Methamphetamine
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
Customs, working closely with industry partners, identified suspicious activity within airport precincts. Investigations established that the three workers had moved a container off a flight from Malaysia at Auckland International Airport on 12 March ... More >>
Customs Agencies Bolster New Zealand-India Engagement To Improve Market Access
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 11:34 am | New Zealand Customs Service
The MRA was exchanged in front of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and PrimeMinister of India Narendra Modi. Ms Stevenson was in India to support Prime Minister Luxon's delegation and join bilateral engagements. More >>
Customs Seizes 36 Kilograms Of Methamphetamine In Unaccompanied Luggage
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
Customs Auckland Airport Manager, Paul Williams, says this is another great example of collaboration by agencies and stakeholders within the aviation sector to combat the smuggling of illicit drugs. More >>
Customs Seizes Over 100 Kilograms Of Cocaine At Auckland Airport
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
On examination, Customs officers located 85 bricks of a substance that had been wrapped in black film and clear plastic wrapping. Initial testing indicated positive for cocaine. More >>
Passenger Jailed For Six-and-a-half Years For 4.4 Kgs Of Drugs
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 5:43 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
The Dutch national was sentenced in the Manukau District Court on Tuesday 28 January and convicted with the importation of the Class A controlled drug. More >>
Customs Celebrates Successes On International Customs Day
Friday, 24 January 2025, 11:25 am | New Zealand Customs Service
Comptroller and Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service, Christine Stevenson, says Customs’ efforts in 2024 have resulted in the seizure of approximately 4,900 kilograms of illicit drugs, preventing approximately $4.8 billion in social and economic ... More >>
Customs Arrests Passenger For 31 Kgs Of Methamphetamine In Suitcases
Monday, 20 January 2025, 6:03 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
The seized methamphetamine equates to close to 1.6 million individual doses, with a potential street value of up to NZ$11 million. This seizure is estimated to have prevented up to NZ$33 million in social harm and cost to New Zealand. More >>
Three-and-a-half-year Jail Sentence Following Customs Investigation
Friday, 17 January 2025, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
Chief Customs Officer - Child Exploitation Operations Team, Simon Peterson, says not only did this man have images and videos of distressing sexual abuse of real children, but he also had hyper-realistic computer-generated videos of children being ... More >>
New Year Begins With Customs Arrests For Three Alleged Drug Couriers
Friday, 3 January 2025, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
Customs officers conducted questioning and a search of their baggage, and the 33-year-old was found in possession of an estimated 20.44 kilograms of methamphetamine in his checked-in suitcase. The bag tag on this suitcase was linked to the 39-year-old man. More >>
More New Zealanders Embracing Digital Travel Declarations Over Paper Forms On Planes
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 7:50 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
While Australian passport holders travelling to New Zealand have taken up the digital option at a faster rate, many New Zealanders may not have yet had the opportunity to travel or use the digital declaration option since it came into effect. More >>
Customs Seizes 28.5kg Of Methamphetamine In Abandoned Bags
Monday, 16 December 2024, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
Customs Manager Auckland Airport, Paul Williams, has credited this seizure to the vigilance and determination of frontline Customs officers. More >>
Customs Arrests Passenger With Gift-wrapped Methamphetamine
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
The woman arrived in Auckland on a flight from Vancouver in Canada on Sunday 8 December 2024 and was questioned by Customs officers on arrival. A baggage search found her with an estimated 10.2 kilograms of methamphetamine wrapped as a Christmas present. More >>
Customs Arrests Auckland Businessman After Two Million Cigarettes Smuggled Into Country
Friday, 1 November 2024, 7:59 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
The illicit tobacco was seized by Customs this week following information from overseas border partners about two sea freight containers suspected to contain undeclared cigarettes destined for the Port of Auckland. More >>
Customs Returns 60 Kilograms Of Pounamu To Rightful Guardians
Friday, 1 November 2024, 5:44 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
The pounamu, also known as New Zealand greenstone or jade, was intercepted by Customs during separate illegal export attempts, and returned to Poutini Ngāi Tahu as part of an ongoing joint commitment to stop the illegal trade of this precious New Zealand ... More >>
Customs Hosts Asia-Pacific Financial Crime Experts
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 1:52 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
Established in 2019, Project Tentacle is a WCO programme that leads into operational activity globally, with New Zealand Customs an active participant in Project Tentacle Asia-Pacific. More >>
