Police seize 64 guns in Northland as part of operation

Forty-two people have been arrested over three months.
Forty-two people have been arrested over three months. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Police have seized 64 firearms in Northland in three months as part of a nationwide operation to prevent criminals accessing guns.

Forty-two people have been arrested, in what the police say is a great result.

Officers searching a Waima address linked to the Tribesman gang last month seized rifles, shotguns and a semi-automatic firearm.

Officers searching properties in Whangārei and Kerikeri in March found firearms, a semi-automatic weapon, and two grenades, which were later found to be inert.

Nationwide, since the operation started in February, police said they had seized 522 firearms and arrested 476 people.

RNZ