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Police have found several guns and a variety of drugs throughout the Otago region.
Two men, aged 34 and 35, were arrested after police executed nine search warrants in Cromwell, Alexandra, Clyde, Hawea, Wānaka and Queenstown this week.
The men face several charges including drug supply, drug possession and unlawful firearm possession.
Police found quantities of meth, MDMA, cocaine, mushrooms and cannabis between Tuesday and Thursday over the multiple warrants.
Officers were also surprised to find eight guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
Two other men and two women had their gun licenses suspended because of drug possession and poor gun storage.
The warrants were part of 'Operation Speargrass' which police said was designed to disrupt the sources of illicit drugs in the community.
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