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A Lower Hutt man faces multiple charges after police located firearms, including eight that were stolen, on his property on Monday.
A 60-year-old man was charged after firearms and drugs were found on Lower Hutt property on Monday.
Ten firearms were located on the Tirohanga property, eight of which had recently been stolen from an address in Eketahuna, along with methamphetamine and GBL, also known as rinse or liquid ecstasy.
Detective Sergeant Charlie Munro said the man was charged with illegal possession of firearms, receiving stolen property and possession for the supply of methamphetamine.
He was placed on remand and is due to appear in Hutt Valley District Court on December 3.
“The prompt recovery of these firearms is a great relief to the police and the owner of the firearms. Those individuals in illegal possession of firearms should expect to be attacked by the police, ”Munro said.
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Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) is often used recreationally and also has a reputation as a date rape drug.
It is the second seizure of the drug in Lower Hutt this month.
On November 13, a New Zealand Police and Customs operation obtained 13.5 liters of GBL, also known as fantasy, rinse and liquid ecstasy, and 300 grams of methamphetamine from a Lower Hutt address.
John Maxwell Elliott, 71, faces charges of possession of GBL and methamphetamine for the supply and import of a class A substance.
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GBL seized by police earlier this month in Wellington.
On the same day, police disbanded a Wellington-based drug ring by seizing a record 400 liters of GBL in a joint investigation with New Zealand Customs called Operation Skipjack.
The operation also recovered more than 20 kilograms of eutilone, an amphetamine-type substance also known as “bath salts.” It looks similar and is often sold as ecstasy, and has been attributed to dozens of hospitalizations nationwide.
The drugs seized in Operation Skipjack had a combined street value of more than $ 5 million and a social damage index cost of more than $ 30 million.
Several Wellington properties were raided earlier this month, with police seizing a record number of GBLs.
There is no evidence to suggest that either case is currently linked.
Munro said anyone who can assist law enforcement with information on illegally possessing firearms is encouraged to contact law enforcement directly on 105 or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
