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'P' precursors concealed in shipment of bicycles

Monday, 10 December 2007, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

In a joint agency operation involving New Zealand Customs Service and Auckland Metro Crime and Operations Support (AMCOS), officers have seized 44.8kg of ContacNT (a precursor for the manufacture of methamphetamine) in a shipment of 80 bicycles. This ... More >>

largest ever illegal importation of coral to NZ

Friday, 7 December 2007, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

55 year old Charles Yip Mou Lam was convicted in Auckland District Court yesterday for attempting to illegally import 700kg of tropical and sub-tropical coral into New Zealand. The consignment represents New Zealand's biggest single seizure of ... More >>

Summer operations underway at Auckland Airport

Monday, 3 December 2007, 12:19 am | New Zealand Customs Service

The New Zealand Customs Service, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Immigration New Zealand and the Aviation Security Service (Avsec) are working together to ensure that New Zealand’s busiest airport is effectively managed over summer. More >>

$50m bust in methamphetamine and pseudoehpedrine

Thursday, 8 November 2007, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

Auckland Metro Crime and Operations Support (AMCOS) and New Zealand Customs Service officers have seized more than 150kg of methamphetamine and Contac NT (a precursor for the manufacture of methamphetamine) destined for the domestic market in New Zealand. More >>

CusMod ender awarded to five firms

Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 9:28 am | New Zealand Customs Service

Customs Group Manager Information Services Peter Rosewarne, today announced that Fronde, RHE, Topaz, Beacon and Red Vespa, have been selected as the resource panel tender providers for the first phase of scoping and design of Customs' new computer ... More >>

Customs warns of e-mail scam

Friday, 27 July 2007, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

New Zealand Customs Service is warning Kiwis who have purchased goods over the internet about an e-mail scam asking them to pay "Customs" fees or duties before their goods will be released. More >>

Sentencing for $5 Million of Meth Strong Warning

Tuesday, 29 May 2007, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

Today's sentencing of two people for importing around $5 million worth of crystal methamphetamine sends a strong warning that drug trafficking isn't worth the risk. In the Auckland High Court today, two Canadian nationals were each sentenced to ten ... More >>

Staff tackle record number of cruise passengers

Friday, 16 February 2007, 1:54 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

Customs staff at Ports of Auckland got an early night last night – they were gearing up for their biggest day on record today, when they will process around 7,900 people within a normal working day. More >>

$150,000 worth of counterfeit stamps seized at bor

Thursday, 1 February 2007, 11:32 am | New Zealand Customs Service

Customs and Police have thwarted an attempt to smuggle $150,000 of counterfeit stamps through the border. Customs staff at Auckland's International Mail Centre last week intercepted the stamps that arrived in three packets containing 25,000 stamps each. ... More >>

Transtasman Teamwork Sinks Major Cocaine Syndicate

Thursday, 26 October 2006, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

An anti-drug operation spanning New Zealand and Australia yesterday resulted in the arrest of two men for conspiring to smuggle approximately 27 kilograms of cocaine on board two cargo ships bound for Australia. More >>

Praise for Customs Officers in Major Drug Seizure

Thursday, 26 October 2006, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

An anti-drug operation that started in New Zealand and culminated in Australia has today resulted in the arrest of two people for allegedly trying to smuggle around 27 kilograms of cocaine on board two cargo ships bound for Australia. The drugs have ... More >>

Customs' detector dog victory marred by theft

Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

Customs dog handler Michael Walker and dog Major cleaned up at the recent National Dog Trials Championships held at Trentham. Michael and Major picked up the big award on Saturday 7 October, the Aviation Security Shield for the top government agency ... More >>

Customs intercepts ecstasy in mail

Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Customs Service

Customs officers intercepted 2,887 ecstasy tablets at the International Mail Centre and a joint Customs-Police operation resulted in the arrest in Timaru this morning of a 32-year-old New Zealand man on charges of importing a class B controlled drug. More >>