A Kiwi gang member who sold encrypted ANOM phones to organised crime figures globally – oblivious he’d been sucked into a secret FBI set-up – is facing a lengthy prison sentence in the ...

Organised crime gangs such as those that currently dominate in New Zealand mostly date from the 1970s. The Police named the three most prominent "New Zealand gangs" as Black Power, the Mongrel Mob, and the Nomads, as of 2007. [2] Examples of local street gangs in 2007 were the Junior Don Kings (JDK) and Dope Money Sex (DMS) of Auckland. [5]

Our policy increases the power of police to seize assets connected with gang activity and illegal firearms owned by gang members by introducing a new threshold for Police to seize assets. The threshold to seize assets would now be triggered if a gang member was found with an illegal firearm therefore committing an offence.

2025年2月23日 · Shane Ngakuru sold encrypted ANOM phones to organised crime figures globally - unaware they'd been distributed by the FBI. Operation Trojan Shield was revealed in June 2021 with more than 500 arrests, along with the seizure of …

17 小时之前 · Marks confirmed the widespread usage of the term “187″ among gangs, although he acknowledged he does not have experience with New Zealand gangs or the South Auckland chapter of the gang that ...

2025年2月23日 · Shane Ngakuru, a member of the Comancheros gang, has pleaded guilty to FBI charges for distributing encrypted ANOM devices used by criminals worldwide for drug trafficking and money laundering. Unaware that ANOM was secretly run by law enforcement, Ngakuru promoted and sold the devices, enabling the importation of large quantities of cocaine ...

17 小时之前 · “Based on my experience as a gang investigator from 2008 to 2020, the terms and concept ‘187′ is well-known by gang members and the community as an offensive term referring to a death or murder.

7 小时之前 · Hells Angels New Zealand gang member arrested in Spain after two years on the run from US officials. Murray Michael Matthews was initially arrested in Romania in 2020 for conspiracy to import ...

2024年8月23日 · One particular­ly ingenious ploy was the FBI and Australian police creating an encrypted platform, which organised crime groups around the world — including NZ — were persuaded was safe to use. Police were accessing every single message sent. But that’s a …

2025年3月11日 · A Kiwi gang member who sold encrypted ANOM phones to organised crime figures globally – oblivious he’d been sucked into a secret FBI set-up – is facing a...