New Zealand police and government leaders are escalating regional efforts to combat drug trafficking in the Pacific, including deploying a Kiwi officer to Colombia and sharing surveillance technology with Tonga and Samoa.
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I've got some depressing new drug stats for you. There's something wrong with us in this country. More drugs. was seized at Auckland Airport in the first four months of last year, then all airports combined across 2024. Can you believe that? So the first weeks, nine weeks of this year, we've got so far more than 12 tons of cocaine in the Pacific Alliance. So Steve Simon is the chair of the Ministerial Advisory Group for Organized Crime, and he's back with us. Steve, morning to you.
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