The largest ever attempted smuggling of methamphetamine into New Zealand has led to millions of dollars in assets being restrained from a member of the Mongrel Mob gang.
A shipment of more than $245 million worth of the drug - about 613kg - was stopped at Auckland Airport last month.
Following an investigation, police said four properties and five vehicles - including a Lamborghini and a Ferrari - were restrained on Monday.
The restraint of those assets came after six people aged between 27 and 36 were arrested over the drug importation earlier this month.
"A bank account containing approximately $1 million was also restrained," police said in a statement on Monday.
"The four restrained properties are in the Auckland suburbs of Karaka, Papakura, Henderson and in Pukehina in the Bay of Plenty."
Det Insp Lloyd Schmid said the assets were restrained from a 36-year-old man - a Mongrel Mob member who is allegedly the drug syndicate's lead offender.
Schmid said the man has been charged with conspiracy to import methamphetamine and money laundering.
He's due to appear in the Manukau District Court in May, Schmid said.
"This is a significant seizure of millions of dollars worth of property, allegedly gained from the proceeds of crime.
"These criminal syndicates are motivated by financial greed and prey on those who are most vulnerable, with no regard for the destruction and social harm that methamphetamine causes in our communities.
"We will continue to target criminals who gain wealth through the sale of illegal drugs and strip them of their illegally obtained assets."
