Synthetic drugs with an estimated street value of $65,000 have been recovered after a search warrant was carried out at a home in the Bay of Plenty on Thursday.
Police found more than 3000 bags of synthetic drugs and a further 115 grams of bulk synthetic drugs in a search at a home in Te Teko, near Whakatāne.
More than $30,000 in cash, around 700 grams of cannabis, a range of different calibres of ammunition and a stolen 2020 Toyota Hilux valued at $52,000 was also recovered, police said.
A 26-year-old Te Teko man is due to appear in the Whakatāne District Court on on April 16 charged with possession of cannabis for supply, unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, and possession of ammunition.
Further charges are likely, pending the results of ESR analysis of the synthetic drugs seized.
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