Endangered Mexican alligator lizards allegedly found in suitcase at Tokyo airport
Vice-president of K2 Security Screening Group Keith Jeffries said profit motives often drive unusual smuggling schemes. “If there’s…
Cigarette-smuggling surge: 8.3 million seized by Customs this year
Last year, a total of 19,905kg of tobacco was seized, including 14.8 million individual cigarettes. The figures meant…
Cocaine worth $35m found in Prada-branded bricks at Tauranga port
This week’s seizure comes almost two months after 48kg of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $16.8m,…
Customs officers stop mother, son from illegally exporting 18kg of pounamu, pair fined $5000
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Wellington Airport drug bust: 39kg of meth found disguised as tea
Customs said the seizure had an estimated street value of $13 million. Central and Southern Airports manager Brittany…
Throwback Thursday—Project Y: VR Customs builds a Ducati…
We’re not precious about which motorcycles shouldn’t be customized. But we still feel a pang of sadness when…
Auckland Airport meth bust: 16 arrested over New Zealand teen drug courier scheme
Search warrants executed yesterday in Rotorua, Auckland and Hamilton led to the arrest of 11 people aged 19…
Kiwi on Green Card held by ICE after trip to visit whānau, family seek answers
However, on their return to the States, they were separated at the airport during border processing. “Four of…
Port of Tauranga cocaine bust: Customs seizes 48kg in container roof
“This method of concealment signals the lengths crime groups are going to in attempting to move drugs through…
Border drug hauls surge as Customs Minister says New Zealand is ‘being hit hard’
But she said “unfortunately there’s just so much more around. We’ve seen in our wastewater results, there is…
Auckland Seascape tower developer Shundi Customs put into receivership
“The receivers’ immediate priority is ensuring the development continues to remain safe and secure,” Gibson and Jackson said.…
Ellen DeGeneres backs Minneapolis anti-Ice protests after fatal shooting
DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, relocated to rural England in 2024 and revealed that the pair…