Gun found in child's room in meth raids across Auckland and Northland | RNZ

A loaded pistol was found in a backpack inside a child's bedroom as police searched homes across Northland and Auckland in a crackdown on methamphetamine manufacture and supply | Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/RNZVideo?subscribe Operation Phoenix was led by the National Organised Crime Group with assistance from Northland Police. Detective Superintendent Greg Williams, director of the National Organised Crime Group Operation, said during the raids in the Far North, nine guns were found, including a loaded pistol in a backpack in a child's bedroom. The operation began in August 2025, and focused on people engaged in the sale and supply of methamphetamine, Williams said. Read more: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-and-justice/597891/gun-found-in-child-s-room-in-meth-raids-across-auckland-and-northland