Gang president arrested

Police have arrested the president of the Aotearoa Natives gang and three others with gang links as part of an operation targeting gangs. Police, led by the Greymouth Organised Crime Unit, searched homes in Greymouth and Christchurch. Four people were charged jointly with arson and conspiring to commit assault with intent to injure. A 34-year-old man was also charged with conspiring to commit aggravated robbery and unauthorised use of a mobile phone by a prisoner. He was remanded in custody to reappear on September 20. Two men, aged 32 and 26, were remanded in custody to reappear on Wednesday. A 26-year-old woman is also due to appear in the Greymouth District Court on Wednesday. The 26-year-old man was also charged with supplying methamphetamine.