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The operation targeted residential rental properties used to house large-scale commercial cannabis growing operations involving Vietnamese organised crime groups.
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More than a dozen arrested, $6.5m worth of cannabis seized in Rotorua operation
What happened
The operation targeted residential rental properties used to house large-scale commercial cannabis growing operations involving Vietnamese organised crime groups. More than a dozen arrested, $6.5m worth of cannabis seized in Rotorua operation
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