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No international departure cards from Monday 5 November
Friday, 2 November 2018, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
From Monday, 5 November 2018, international travellers will no longer have to complete departure cards when leaving New Zealand. Terry Brown, Customs Group Manager Border Operations says, “The removal of the departure cards aligns with international ... More >>
Customs arrests man for multiple drug import offences
Thursday, 11 October 2018, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
A Fijian national with New Zealand permanent residency was arrested by Customs today and charged with multiple drug importation offences. More >>
Customs legislation change positive
Tuesday, 25 September 2018, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
Customs legislation change positive for business and public alike New Customs legislation to support border compliance and the country’s economy will come into force on 1 October. The Customs and Excise Act 2018 replaces the current outdated and much-amended ... More >>
Canadian sentenced for methamphetamine in toner cartridges
Wednesday, 12 September 2018, 6:37 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
A 28-year-old Canadian passport holder here on ‘holiday’ was sentenced to eight and a half years’ imprisonment in the Manukau District Court today for importing and possessing 17.9 kilograms of methamphetamine. He will serve at least half of ... More >>
Kiwi man jailed for importing meth and firearm possession
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
The sentencing of a 33-year-old New Zealand man proves the quantity doesn’t matter when it comes to importing drugs. More >>
New Plymouth winemakers ordered to pay more than $15,000
Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
New Plymouth winemakers of Sentry Hill Winery and Sur Le Mur wines were convicted on Friday in the New Plymouth District Court and have been ordered to pay more than $13,500 in reparations and fined $2,000 for unlawfully manufacturing and selling ... More >>
Rajax putting his paws up after six years
Friday, 27 July 2018, 9:13 am | New Zealand Customs Service
Customs Detector dog Rajax is hanging up his harness and heading into a well-earned retirement, after nearly six years on the job during which he detected 75 kilograms of drugs and over $3.3 million in undeclared cash. Rajax started working with Customs ... More >>
Woman jailed for smuggling meth-filled condoms
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 11:12 am | New Zealand Customs Service
A 49-year-old dual New Zealand-American citizen has been sentenced in the Christchurch District Court to three and a half years’ jail for organising female associates to smuggle methamphetamine inside their bodies from Hawaii in December 2015. More >>
Airport arrest nets $1.3m worth of cocaine
Wednesday, 16 May 2018, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
A 46-year-old man has been arrested after Customs officers found around 3kg of cocaine hidden in a false bottom suitcase at Auckland Airport. More >>
Customs arrests man for importing child sex doll
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
Customs has arrested a 57-year-old Timaru man, marking New Zealand’s first prosecution for the importation of a child sex doll. More >>
Another drug courier sentenced for cocaine smuggling
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
A Brazilian man who pleaded guilty for importing cocaine has been sentenced to seven years and eight months’ jail at the Manukau District Court. More >>
Customs warns online child exploitation offenders
Friday, 27 April 2018, 10:19 am | New Zealand Customs Service
Customs is warning tech-savvy online offenders they will be caught, with three men arrested in separate stings across the country this month for trading child exploitation material. More >>
Smuggling methamphetamine packages earns hefty sentence
Friday, 13 April 2018, 10:29 am | New Zealand Customs Service
A Vietnamese man who pleaded guilty to smuggling multiple packages of methamphetamine sent from Canada, and possession for supply of a class A drug, has been jailed for 10 years with a minimum non-parole period of four years, at the Auckland District ... More >>
New Customs law good news for everyone
Tuesday, 3 April 2018, 10:18 am | New Zealand Customs Service
The new Customs and Excise Act will enable Customs to adapt to a changing world and is good news for everyone in New Zealand, the Acting Comptroller of Customs, Christine Stevenson, said today. More >>
Canadian visitor arrested for 18kg meth in toner cartridges
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
A Canadian passport holder, who arrived in New Zealand two months ago, has appeared in the Manukau District Court today, following the seizure of 18kg of methamphetamine found hidden in a consignment of printer toner cartridges. More >>
Airport arrest nets $1.9m worth of cocaine
Thursday, 22 March 2018, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
A 30-year-old first time visitor to New Zealand will not be doing a lot of sight-seeing after Customs officers found 4.3kg of cocaine hidden in her two false bottom suitcases at Auckland Airport. More >>
Canadian jailed for smuggling $8m meth in footstool
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 9:59 am | New Zealand Customs Service
A 27-year-old Canadian man has been sentenced in the Manukau District Court to 15 years’ imprisonment for smuggling 8 kg of methamphetamine inside a concrete footstool. He will need to serve at least 6 years in jail before facing deportation. More >>
Tobacco seizures prompts Customs reminder on limits
Monday, 19 March 2018, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
Growth in abandoned and seized tobacco at international airports and sent from overseas has prompted Customs to remind travellers and friends or family to be aware of the limits, and help spread the word. “There has been a noticeable increase in the ... More >>
Brazilian jailed for carrying cocaine
Friday, 16 March 2018, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
A Brazilian man was sentenced in the Manukau District Court to 8 years and 6 months in prison today, for carrying 2.6kg of cocaine, worth up to $1.8 million, through Auckland Airport last year. More >>
Tonne of drugs kept off our streets
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 4:32 pm | New Zealand Customs Service
Customs seized over 320kg methamphetamine, 577kg of its precursors, and 55kg of cocaine at our border in 2017, preventing at least $1 billion of potential harm to our communities. With 416 seizures of meth and its precursor ephedrine making up the bulk volume (897kg), ... More >>
