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New Zealand police help shut down cybercrime site Genesis Market in international operation

Law enforcement agencies around the world have closed down Genesis Market, used by online fraudsters to buy passwords.

The operation was led by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Dutch National Police, and coordinated from Europol.

The website offered up the online credentials of victims whose devices had been infected by malware or account takeover attacks.

Information such as cookies, saved logins, and autofill form data could be bought from the site.

NZ Police seize 328kg of methamphetamine hidden in shipment of beer

So far 328kg of methamphetamine has been recovered in crystalised form from the industrial address, after a search warrant was executed in Ryan Place, Manukau, South Auckland in early March, police announced today.

RNZ reports that figure was expected to increase.

Two men remain before the Court on serious drugs charges, a statement said.

"Analysis is continuing into methamphetamine in liquid form that was recovered at the same time," police said.

"This is a significant volume of work and Police will provide further updates once this analysis is completed."

NZ Police seize meth with street value of $12m in major bust

In a major drug bust today, more than 150 police staff raided houses and commercial properties in Auckland, Canterbury and Southland.

The seizures took place in suburbs including New Lynn, Blockhouse Bay, Avondale, Manukau, Mt Eden, Grey Lynn, Karaka, Greenlane, Manurewa and Northcote in Auckland.

Ten people have been arrested.

The warrants are part of an operation dubbed Operation Maddale, run by the National Organised Crime Group.

More than $550,000 of cash was seized along with luxury vehicles including a Porsche, a Jeep and several motorbikes.

New Zealand record cocaine seizure in horse's head

They intercepted the $10m (£7.6m) worth of cocaine inside a huge diamante-encrusted statue of a horse's head.

The shipment of 35kg (77lb) bricks was air-freighted from Mexico to the city of Auckland in May.

An American and two Mexicans were arrested over the weekend following a six-week investigation.

The horse's head weighed 365kg and was 1m (3ft) tall, the New Zealand Herald reported.