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This week the government's fight against crime receives a $39 million Budget boost aimed at gangs and the producers of methamphetamine.
Wairarapa MP Georgina Beyer, welcomes the Budget allocation - this extra money will keep the pressure on manufacturers and suppliers of methamphetamine and builds on earlier government actions such as reclassifying 'P' as a Class A drug with a penalty of life imprisonment.
The Budget money cracks down on drug manufacturers, giving Police a third 'clan lab' team, more intelligence officers, and more ensure forensic analysts to help resolve prosecutions.
The Police's National Interception Centre - the key weapon in combating gang involvement in the drug trade -also gets more staff and surveillance equipment.
Tackling the methamphetamine trade and organised crime is a top priority to protect families and build safer communities.
Wellington Police district currently has a good team of around 751 sworn officers and a pleasing crime resolution rate for drugs and anti-social offences of 89.7 per cent.
The current national Police Budget stands at a record of over $1 billion, combined with record police staff numbers of well over 7,200 officers nationwide.
The Budget boost to combat P, together with the help of the public and other community agencies, will help make Wairarapa safer for everyone.
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