Five people have been arrested following police raids across Eastern Bay of Plenty this week.
Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller
Searches were made at properties in Ōpōtiki, Ruatoki, Whakatāne and Kawerau.
In Kawerau, police seized a firearm, ammunition, 70 grams of cannabis and 11 grams of methamphetamine.
A firearm was seized in Ōpōtiki, and in Ruatoki, officers seized two firearms, ammunition and a small quantity of methamphetamine
Cannabis was seized in Whakatāne.
Three women and two men are due to appear in the Whakatāne District Court over the next few weeks on charges including possession of methamphetamine for supply and unlawful possession of firearms.