Police in West Auckland say they have uncovered a suspected methamphetamine lab.
Officers were called to the address in Te Atatu this morning on an unrelated matter and discovered the P lab and several people in a rear garage.
A decontamination operation was underway to clean the building, and the area remained cordoned off.
The police said two people were helping them with investigations.
State houses that may have been used as P labs have cost the taxpayer more than $1.5m in the past two years. Housing NZ has had to demolish nine such houses and refurbish 21. Audio
Methamphetamine said to be worth more than $100,000 has been seized in a raid in Northland. Police say it was found along with a manufacturing lab, a pistol and $21,000 in cash.
Police in the Wellington region have arrested 21 people and seized thousands of dollars worth of methamphetamine.
A suspicious fire in a Waikato home has led to the discovery of a suspected P-lab. Firefighters were called to the Te Kauwhata address just after 7am on Saturday.
A year-long drug investigation in Wellington has revealed what police say are rival gang members working together to sell methamphetamine.
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