Five arrested following drug raids in Ōpōtiki

Thursday 16 October 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 16 Oct 2025, 7:42pm

Police arrested five people after searching four properties in Ōpōtiki on 15 September. During the operation targeting drug dealing, officers found children and young people present at one address who were allegedly involved in supplying cannabis.

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1. 1NewsThu 16 Oct 2025, 4:28pm

   Police say children were involved with drug dealing in Ōpōtiki (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldThu 16 Oct 2025, 7:42pm

   Ōpōtiki police operation finds children ‘implicated’ in dealing cannabis (opens in new tab)