Police to keep $470K of meth bust cash

Gisborne: Police have won the forfeiture of more than $470,000 in cash seized from a meth bust in Gisborne.

Three people were convicted between November 2019 and February last year for selling the drug; one of them, Lucky Campbell, was jailed for more than 14 years.

Campbell pleaded guilty to seven charges of possessing methamphetamine for supply.

Police say the money, totalling $470,170, will be used on local crime prevention initiatives.