Please attribute to Detective Inspector Marty James, District Manager Criminal Investigations:
Two further people have been arrested in relation to the Gang Conflict warrant currently in place in the Eastern District.
The warrant has been invoked 13 times in the last 24 hours.
A 37-year-old man was arrested and charged with prohibited display of gang insignia.
A 42-year-old Wairoa man has been charged with possession of cannabis.
Additional resources remain in the community as we continue to undertake a range of activities with the aim of suppressing the illegal and dangerous activities of gang members.
Police will continue to be highly visible in our communities, and hope this provides reassurance to members of the public who have a right to go about their lives without fear and intimidation.
We thank the public for their ongoing cooperation as we work hard to hold people committing this offending to account.
ENDS
Issued by Police Media Centre