Articles by Jared Savage, NZ Herald
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Crime
Rebels gang boss made at least $1m dealing drugs but loses lifestyle block, cash, cars, motorcycles
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 8:40amThe Rebels gang boss said to have “fried the town” where he lived made at least $1.15 million distributing drugs across the...
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Crime
'Ill-gotten gains': Police seize home of imposter doctor
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 9:05amPolice have seized an apartment owned by a fake doctor to try to recover the $135,000 he was paid by health authorities in...
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Crime
‘Selling like hotcakes’ - Inside the plot to smuggle 200kg of cocaine from a Mexican cartel into Tauranga
Friday, 17 February 2023, 10:51amAn “inside man” at Tauranga’s port was to be paid $250,000 in a plot to smuggle 200kg of cocaine from a Mexican cartel into...
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Crime
216kg meth bust: Photos reveal the undercover police operation to catch former Olympic boxer
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 7:08amCovert photos can reveal the undercover police sting to catch a former Olympic boxer with more than 200kg of drugs in Hamilton...
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Crime
Drug dealer offered girlfriend cash to drop assault charges, orchestrated violent burglary while on bail
Saturday, 17 December 2022, 4:16pmA former gang member offered to pay his girlfriend $25,000 - or alternatively kill himself - to stop her from giving evidence...
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Crime
Mistaken identity murder: Two more men charged over 'brutal' execution of David Kuka in Tauranga
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 8:37amAnother two men have been charged with the "execution-style" murder of David Kuka - an innocent man believed to be the victim...
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Crime
Senior Mongrel Mob member identified as 'financier' of meth ring
Sunday, 31 July 2022, 10:16amA senior member of the Waikato Mongrel Mob has been exposed as making at least $165,000 in drug profits despite his efforts...
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National
Police charged over death of Head Hunter gang member in custody
Sunday, 17 July 2022, 10:08amThe New Zealand Police has been charged with alleged breaches of health and safety laws after the death of a senior gang...
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Crime
Revealed: Truce called between Killer Beez and Tribesmen to cool Auckland gang war
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 9:11amA ceasefire has been agreed between two rival motorcycle gangs after a three-week blitz of shootings and suspicious fires...
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Politics
Protesters block Christopher Luxon in building until police arrive
Saturday, 14 May 2022, 2:39pmNational Party leader Christopher Luxon was stuck inside a building for nearly an hour this morning after protesters blocked...
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Crime
'If you don't laugh, you'll cry': Auckland liquor store ram raided two days in a row
Saturday, 14 May 2022, 12:42pmRam raiders who smashed into an Auckland liquor store in the early hours of this morning caused around $20,000 of damage...
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Auckland
Bikes confiscated, police infringements issued as Head Hunters mark 20th anniversary
Saturday, 7 May 2022, 11:43amPolice have impounded several bikes, seized vehicle plates and issued around 100 infringement notices in a road policing...
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Crime
Head Hunters gang pad shot up, strip club shooting link suspected
Monday, 11 April 2022, 11:35amThe Head Hunters' gang pad has been attacked in a drive-by shooting overnight, in what is at least the third such brazen...
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Crime
Ferrari and Lamborghini among $7m of assets seized from alleged importer of NZ's biggest meth bust
Monday, 28 March 2022, 3:18pmMore than $7 million worth of assets have been seized from an Auckland gang member whom police allege helped the Comancheros...
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Crime
Man charged over 'execution' of innocent man four years ago
Friday, 17 December 2021, 4:20pmPolice investigating the 'execution style' killing of David Kuka - an innocent man believed to be the victim of mistaken...
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Covid-19
Positive Covid case at Mongrel Mob pad after patient discharged herself from hospital
Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 1:04pmMongrel Mob members in Auckland are isolating after a young woman discharged herself from Middlemore Hospital and went to...
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National
Terrorist's former flatmate says he spoke of Anzac Day knife attack
Monday, 6 September 2021, 12:21pmThe New Lynn mall terrorist claimed to know how to make a bomb and vowed to "kill someone with a knife" - possibly on Anzac...
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National
Suppression lifted for Auckland mall 'Lone Wolf' - details can't be published
Saturday, 4 September 2021, 9:26amName suppression for the Isis-inspired 'Lone Wolf' who stabbed six shoppers in an Auckland supermarket before being shot...
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Crime
Revealed: Identity of senior Waikato Mob member on meth charges
Friday, 9 July 2021, 7:29amA senior gang leader who has been outspoken about helping "broken people '' make positive changes in their lives has been...
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Crime
'Sting of the century': Well-known NZ entertainer charged with $6m money laundering conspiracy
Monday, 5 July 2021, 3:05pmA well-known New Zealand entertainer has been charged with conspiracy to money launder $6 million for an alleged organised...
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Crime
$70m forfeit: Wealthy businessman strikes record-breaking deal with police
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 10:58amWealthy Canadian businessman Edward Gong has agreed to pay millions of dollars to the New Zealand government in the largest...
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Crime
On the run: Police hunt concrete worker following Operation Trojan Shield
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 8:52pmA 50-year-old concrete worker alleged to be a figure in an organised crime group importing drugs into New Zealand has managed...
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Crime
Man charged in plot to import cocaine worked at Tauranga port
Saturday, 8 May 2021, 10:26amAn alleged "inside man" at Tauranga's port has been arrested as part of what police say is a plot to smuggle hundreds of...
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Crime
Three men face charges seven years after Roast Busters case
Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 6:20pmTwo men have been charged and a warrant issued for a third man more than seven years after members of the "Roast Busters"...
