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Rotorua cannabis grow houses burgled after police raids on Vietnamese syndicate

From NZ Herald · () English

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News Official statement Under investigation
  • Local criminals allegedly burgled nine Rotorua homes used as cannabis grow houses after police raids.
  • Police searched 14 homes on July 28 in a nationwide operation targeting Vietnamese organised crime groups.
  • Officers found cannabis worth NZ$6.5 million in Rotorua, while burglars reportedly looked for anything left behind.

Rotorua homes raided by police in a nationwide operation targeting Vietnamese organised crime groups were later burgled by local criminals, police say.

The burglars allegedly targeted nine houses in the days after the raids. They were reportedly โ€œlooking for leftoversโ€ from the cannabis-growing operations.

Police searched 14 homes on July 28. In Rotorua, officers found cannabis worth NZ$6.5 million in properties run by Vietnamese operators.

The subsequent burglaries added another layer to the raids, with criminals targeting the same homes after police had searched them.

looking for leftovers

· PolicePolice used the phrase to describe what local criminals allegedly sought when they burgled the raided grow houses.
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