Glenorchy man arrested as drugs, $11k found in search warrant

A man has been remanded in custody following a search warrant at a property in Glenorchy.

Detective Senior Sergeant Regan Boucher said the Otago Lakes Central Organised Crime Team executed a search warrant this morning as part of an ongoing operation targeting the supply of methamphetamine within the community.

A 46-year-old Glenorchy resident was taken into custody.

This arrest is the culmination of significant and complex work by the Otago Lakes Central Organised Crime Team, Boucher said.

During the search Police found cocaine, methamphetamine, cannabis, drug dealing paraphernalia, and approximately $11,000.

Boucher said this was an "excellent result" for Glenorchy and wider Queenstown.

"Every time we can take drug dealers, who trade on people’s suffering, off the streets through disrupting and dismantling their ongoing criminal activities, it makes our communities safer," he said.

"Drug dealing and the downstream effects, such as drug-related crime, causes harm that we all feel and we will continue to stamp out drug dealing wherever we become aware of it."

Boucher asked people with concerns about illicit drugs within the community to contact police either by calling 105, visiting 105.police.govt.nz, or anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.