A 22-year-old Head Hunters member has been arrested, and a shotgun and a military-style semi-automatic recovered, as part of the ongoing police investigation into the Auckland Sofitel Hotel shooting last month.
Police say three search warrants were carried out at addresses in West Auckland this morning, with officers recovering tens of thousands of dollars and a large amount of cannabis, as well as hundreds of rounds of ammunition for the two guns.
The man is facing a number of other charges relating to unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition, drug dealing and participating in an organised criminal group, Detective Inspector John Sutton said.
He is expected to appear in the Waitakere District Court this afternoon.
“The man is the second person to be charged in relation to the alleged incident at the Sofitel on April 15 and is the eighth person charged in connection to this investigation,” Sutton said.
Police say "inquiries into other individuals allegedly connected to this incident are ongoing" and further arrests are likely.
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