Two Featherston men will appear in Masterton District Court on Thursday charged with a range of drug and firearms offences following the execution of two search warrants in Featherston last week.
Wairarapa Police, with support from Wellington District staff, executed search warrants on Thursday 27 October at two Featherston addresses.
A 30-year-old Featherston man has been charged with commercially cultivating cannabis and possession of a firearm.
A second 44-year-old Featherston man has been charged with possession of meth, possession of cannabis and possession of a restricted weapon.
During the searches a sophisticated commercial cannabis growing operation was discovered at one of the addresses. It contained approximately 120 cannabis plants ranging from seedlings through to mature plants. A firearm was also recovered during the search.
Small quantities of Methampthemine were also seized at both addresses.
“The operation was initiated by Wairarapa Police based on a good relationship with the local community, says Detective Senior Sergeant Barry Bysouth.
“We need the public’s help to keep our communities safe. We rely on information from all corners of society to prevent harm through the misuse of drugs or any other crime,” he says.
Sergeant Richard Day, the South Wairarapa Community Sergeant says, “Methamphetamine is not a victimless crime, it affects the health of the people using it as well as the lives of their friends and families. Methamphetamine is one of the main drivers of crime, it is often the factor behind your house getting burgled, your car getting stolen; and keeps organised crime groups and their supply chains in business.”
“There is absolutely no place in our communities for illegal drugs and Police will continue to prosecute those who grow, sell or use illegal drugs,” says Mr Day.
We ask that any type of suspicious activity such as unnatural odours, persistently covered windows, movement on properties at strange times of day, is reported to Police directly or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111," he says.
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Issued by Police Media Centre
