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1News
04-07-2025
- 1News
Pair charged after allegedly importing drugs online to sell in Waikato
A Waikato pair have been charged after allegedly importing drugs online to sell in the local market. An investigation was launched after staff at Police and Customs identified a spike in the importation of GBL and 1,4-B, a drug similar to GBL, earlier this year. The joint operation between Waikato police and New Zealand Customs uncovered "litres of Fantasy or GBL, pills and other illegal substances ordered through international online sources and imported into New Zealand to be sold in the local Waikato market", Detective Inspector Daryl Smith said. On Tuesday, the Waikato organised crime squad – with assistance from Customs, the armed offenders squad, and other Waikato Police staff – carried out searches at two properties and two storage facilities. "A total of 4L of 1,4-B, 129 cannabis plants, 1kg of dried cannabis, 100 BZP pills, and ammunition were located across the properties," Smith said. ADVERTISEMENT "This follows a previous seizure of 30L of GBL at the border." A 40-year-old man and 42-year-old woman were arrested and charged with a variety of offences including importing a Fantasy-type substance, supplying a Fantasy-type substance, supplying methamphetamine, cultivating cannabis, and supplying cannabis. 'This investigation sends a message to drug dealers shopping online – you can't hide behind the internet.' New Zealand Customs investigations manager Dominic Adams called the investigation and subsequent arrests "another great example of the collaborative work between Customs and Police". "These arrests have prevented the distribution of harmful drugs into the Waikato, leaving our communities safer as a result.'
RTHK
04-05-2025
- RTHK
Suspected illicit cigarettes seized in Mui Wo
Suspected illicit cigarettes seized in Mui Wo The suspected contraband has an estimated market value of just under HK$9 million dollars and a taxable value of about HK$6.5 million. Photo: RTHK Police and Customs say they seized 197 cartons of suspected illicit cigarettes in an anti-smuggling operation in Mui Wo on Saturday. Officers moved in when they saw men unloading suspected contraband from a speedboat to a truck on Mui Wo Ferry Pier Road. The suspects jumped on the boat and headed south with Marine Police in pursuit. They eventually escaped towards the mainland. The suspected contraband has an estimated market value of just under HK$9 million dollars and a taxable value of about HK$6.5 million.
NZ Herald
30-04-2025
- NZ Herald
More than 1 million NZ child sex abuse online viewing attempts as AI content increases
In 2024, Internal Affairs, Police and Customs received 16,223 referrals from the United States-based National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children concerning child sex exploitation content. The platform linked to the highest number of referrals (5834) was Snapchat, followed by Facebook (2439) and Instagram (1888). Almost 3000 referrals were assessed by Internal Affairs, including referrals about content involving child abuse, bestiality, and necrophilia. The report referenced one operation that launched in 2020 in response to an offender distributing child sex material on an online messaging platform. It led to the discovery of a network of seven New Zealand-based offenders with 'harmful sexual behaviours towards children'. Two were referred to the police while the remaining five were apprehended on a range of charges, from indecent acts on a child to distributing objectionable material. Two had since died. The operation, which led to the 'safeguarding' of one New Zealand child, uncovered more than 12,000 pieces of child sex material which involved 'infants who were exposed to obvious and intentional suffering'. Across the year, 14 New Zealand children were 'helped to be safeguarded' according to the report. Internal Affairs also identified several emerging harms that could complicate the policing of child sex abuse material, ranging from improved encryption across technology platforms and the growing number of methods to pay electronically for such material. One threat was the rise in 'generative artificial' content. More than 700 reports of such content had been made since 2023. The report said fake images and videos had become 'disturbingly realistic' amid ongoing technological advancement, meaning investigators had to invest more time in determining whether the children visible in the material were real or not. 'This content is becoming easier to generate, normalising this type of offending and encouraging the sexual abuse of children.'
Times of Oman
18-02-2025
- Politics
- Times of Oman
Inspector General of Police meets officials in Tehran
Tehran: Hassan bin Mohsin Al Shraiqi, Inspector General of Police and Customs, today held bilateral meetings with Iranian officials as part of his official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the meetings, Al Shraiqi discussed ways of enhancing joint cooperation in the fields of security and police matters, in addition to exchanging views about other issues of common concern.
