Jared Savage - Gangland: New Zealands Underworld of Organised Crime

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Cover design by Design by Committee

Cover photo by Brett Phibbs

William Bird Hines, a senior member of the Head Hunters motorcycle gang, at his High Court trial on methamphetamine charges in 2002. Glenn Jeffrey/New Zealand Herald

Detective Inspector Bruce Good with the 95 kilograms of methamphetamine, plus firearms and ammunition seized in Operation Major in 2006. It was the largest haul of the Class A drug at the time. Paul Estcourt/New Zealand Herald

Zhou Ri Tong, known as the Four Eyed Dragon, was the primary target of Operation Manu as a large-scale methamphetamine dealer. New Zealand Police

Zhou Ri Tong (seated at pokie machine) and Tac Kin Voong (wearing jacket, walking towards camera) headed rival drug dealing syndicates from inside the VIP lounge at SkyCity Casino. New Zealand Police

Arthur Taylor defended himself at the High Court trial on methamphetamine charges laid in Operation Web. Paul Estcourt/New Zealand Herald

Ulaiasi Rocky Pulete, a senior member of the King Cobras, was one of the inmates at Paremoremo Prison charged in Operation Web. Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald

Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner speaks at a press conference about the disappearance of Grant Trevor Adams, known as Granite. Alan Gibson/New Zealand Herald

Paul Szeto, a sickness beneficiary, lived in a state home with two Mercedes-Benz and a Porsche parked outside. He was acquitted of money laundering charges in Operation Jivaro. Greg Bowker/New Zealand Herald

Max Beckham outside the High Court in Auckland during his trial on drugs and money laundering charges in 2011. Brett Phibbs/New Zealand Herald

Police mugshot of David Gerrard OCarroll, senior Head Hunter gang member. New Zealand Police

Talented methamphetamine cook and patched Head Hunter Michael Cavanagh. New Zealand Police

The secret entrance to an underground bunker in David OCarrolls home where police found a cache of firearms. New Zealand Police

The Ferrari 360 Modena owned by Michael Cavanagh which drew police attention in Operation Genoa. New Zealand Police

Millions of dollars and firearms found by detectives in Operation Genoa. Richard Robinson/New Zealand Herald

The mobile methamphetamine lab hidden inside a trailer seized by detectives in Operation Genoa. New Zealand Police

Felix Lim was the initial target of an undercover police agent which led police to uncover a sprawling pseudoephedrine distribution network in Taskforce Ghost. New Zealand Police

Hundreds of kilograms of ContacNT seized in Taskforce Ghost laid out at a police press conference at Harlech House in December 2013. Richard Robinson/New Zealand Herald

A meeting at a McDonalds restaurant between Yixin Gan, left, and Mosese Uele caught on camera by a surveillance team in Taskforce Ghost. New Zealand Police

Hui Zhang was importing hundreds of kilograms of pseudoephedrine to his restaurant in downtown Auckland. The drugs were disguised as takeaway meals and exchanged in the carpark out the back.