6 Aug 2010

Drug raids held in Bay of Plenty

3:36 pm on 6 August 2010

Police raids targeting methamphetamine production were carried out in the Bay of Plenty on Friday morning.

Police say two addresses were searched, one in Whakatane and the other in Waiohau, about 40km south of Whakatane.

Armed Offenders Squads from Rotorua and Tauranga helped execute the search warrants.

Police say they found materials related to the manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine during the raids.

Two people were arrested and further arrests have not been ruled out.