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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 >>

Customs Arrests Three Men For Separate Child Sexual Abuse Related Offences

Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

Customs investigations identified the defendants, and that they had travelled from overseas, and each was questioned on arrival into New Zealand. More >>

Christchurch Man Jailed For Online Child Sexual Abuse Offences

Thursday, 26 September 2024, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

The defendant was convicted for possessing, distributing and exporting objectionable material which depicted the sexual abuse of children. He has been placed on the child sex offender register. More >>

Customs Opens eGates For All European Union Member States

Monday, 23 September 2024, 6:28 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

This expansion to all EU Member States now means that travellers from 37 countries have access to automatic border processing in New Zealand, representing over 85 percent of all arriving and departing travellers. More >>

International Experts Combine Forces To Target Criminal Infiltration In Global Supply Chains

Thursday, 19 September 2024, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

The Australian Border Force (ABF) hosted officers from New Zealand Customs Service, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), and US Customs & Border Protection for a week of training, tradecraft and capability-building to tackle the threats posed ... More >>

Auckland Businessman Sentenced Following Customs Tobacco Case

Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

Further investigations linked the man and his company to a further 12 air freight consignments adding to 229.4 kilograms of chewing tobacco. The consignments were imported using multiple names and addresses in an attempt to avoid detection. More >>

Consultation Launched On Changes To Goods Management Fees

Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:02 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

Customs and the Ministry for Primary Industries have launched public consultation over proposed changes to fees charged to clear goods at the border. More >>

A Decade Of Chemical Detection At The Border

Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:37 am | New Zealand Customs Service

During its ten years of operation, more than 17,000 samples have been analysed at CESL, with an average of 1 in 3 resulting in the detection of an illicit drug, medicine or precursor chemical. More >>

Customs Arrests Drug Courier For 9.9 Kgs Methamphetamine

Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:36 am | New Zealand Customs Service

Chief Customs Officer Ben Wells says this arrest and seizure is a great success for both Customs’ frontline officers as well as intelligence and targeting experts who work behind the scenes to identify potential drug couriers before they even get ... More >>

Customs Seizes 47 Kgs Of Methamphetamine At Auckland Airport

Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:33 am | New Zealand Customs Service

This amount of methamphetamine would have been worth up to NZ$16.45 million in street value and the Customs seizure has prevented up to $52.1 million in social harm and cost to New Zealand. More >>

Customs GBL Case Lands Man In Jail

Friday, 13 September 2024, 11:36 am | New Zealand Customs Service

Appearing in the Auckland District Court, Kitson Henderson was sentenced to two-years-and-five-months’ imprisonment. He was convicted on charges of importing a class B controlled drug, GBL, as well as possession of equipment for the manufacture of methamphetamine. More >>

Rotorua Man Jailed For Child Sexual Abuse Files

Thursday, 22 August 2024, 5:30 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

A 35-year-old Rotorua man was today sentenced in the Rotorua District Court to seven-years-three-months’ imprisonment on representative charges of importation and possession of objectionable material. More >>

Trio Sentenced For Smuggling Half A Million Cigarettes

Friday, 16 August 2024, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

Customs began its investigation in May 2023 after a New Zealand company discovered their address was used on import documents without their prior knowledge. Investigations linked this import to a group of three Malaysian nationals who had arrived into New ... More >>