Police set up checkpoints in Wainuiomata ahead of a tangi for slain gang member Albert Enoka. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
Police say they arrested three people during a gang tangi and procession in Wellington on Tuesday, but there was only one breach of gang patch laws at the event.
About 140 police monitored the funeral for slain gang member Albert Enoka, who was shot in Naenae, Lower Hutt a week ago.
Inspector Shaun Lingard said a 30-year-old man was arrested for wearing a patch at a checkpoint near the funeral home in Wainuiomata.
Albert Enoka. Photo: Supplied
Five vehicles were seized by the Ministry of Justice for money owed, while another vehicle was impounded after failing to stop for police near the Whenua Tapu Cemetery in Porirua.
Lingard said he was pleased with the overall behaviour of people attending the tangi.
"Our aim for this operation was to allow family and mourners the space and respect to grieve the loss of a loved one, while ensuring the law was upheld.
"We maintained good contact with the family of the deceased over the course of the day and as a result there was limited unlawful behaviour observed."
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