Andrew Coster: Police Commissioner on the success of Operation Avon and the arrest of Christchurch's Comanchero chapter

Published: Aug. 29, 2024, 8:02 p.m.

Praise for Christchurch police after wide-scale arrests of Comanchero gang members.\xa0

Every patched member of the Christchurch chapter has been arrested as part of Operation Avon, with 21 arrests in total across Auckland and Christchurch. \xa0

Millions of dollars of illicit drugs were seized. \xa0

Police commissioner Andrew Coster told Mike Hosking they've invested a huge amount to counter the increase in gang crime in the last decade.\xa0

He says police will keep focusing on going after their assets, as that's what hurts them the most.\xa0

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