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Search warrant sends armed police and lab staff to Mt Albert property, one arrested

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NZ Herald,
Publish Date
Fri, 1 May 2026, 4:04pm

Search warrant sends armed police and lab staff to Mt Albert property, one arrested

Author
NZ Herald,
Publish Date
Fri, 1 May 2026, 4:04pm

A person has been arrested after a search warrant was executed at a property in Auckland’s Mt Albert.

Police told the Herald a pre-planned search warrant was executed at a property on Woodward Rd in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Police and lab staff were seen at the address in the early hours of the morning. photo / Hayden Woodward.

Police and lab staff were seen at the address in the early hours of the morning. photo / Hayden Woodward.

One person was arrested in relation to undisclosed items found at the address.

A police spokesperson said the Armed Offenders Squad and Clandestine Laboratory Response staff were present as a precaution.

A Herald photographer at the scene said there were several police vehicles and armed officers, a fire engine, a St John ambulance and a police Eagle helicopter hovering overhead.

Inquiries are continuing as part of an ongoing investigation.

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