Please As stated by: Southland Area Investigation Manager Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird
Police executed two search warrants today, 27 October, at addresses in Mavora Place and Mavora Crescent in Invercargill.
These search warrants were in relation to an ongoing investigation into a serious assault in John Street Invercargill on 10 October 2022.
The male victim is currently in hospital in a stable condition.
No arrests have been made in relation to the assault.
Property including clothing was seized today for forensic examination.
A vehicle that was of interest to firearms incidents on Centre Street on 31 January 2022 and Elizabeth Street on 3 June 2022 was also located at one of the addresses and has been seized.
The search warrants and investigations are part of an ongoing national focus on gang activity and a commitment that gang members will be held to account.
