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\nA 35-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were arrested, police say.
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One of New Zealand’s most prolific sellers of illegal drugs on the dark web has been arrested, police say.<\/p>\n
A “concoction of drugs” alongside $55,000 in cash was seized during a search warrant at a rural property in north Auckland.<\/p>\n
A 35-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were arrested, police said.<\/p>\n
The search was part of Operation Lava, which is aimed at putting pressure on drug importers and suppliers operating on the dark web.<\/p>\n
Detective Senior Sergeant Reece Sirl said police will allege an account was used to carry out around 2,800 individual drug transactions between June 2025 and March 2026.<\/p>\n
“We estimate the value of these transactions over nine-months is around $1.2 million,” sergeant Sirl said.<\/p>\n
“These transactions involved around 13 different types of drugs, including methamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA, GBL and ketamine.”<\/p>\n
The man and woman are due to appeared before the North Shore District Court on a “significant number of charges” including the sale and supply of class A, B and C controlled drugs.<\/p>\n
Further charges have not been ruled out and investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n