Raid on Comancheros in New Zealand Uncovers Semi-Automatic Weapon, Drugs

A raid on the Comancheros gang in New Zealand has uncovered an AR15 rifle along with drugs and cash.The AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, seized in Tokoroa, New Zealand, from a Comancheros gang member as part of Tsakforce Morpheus. Courtesy of NZ Police3/16/2026|Updated: 3/16/2026New Zealand Police found a Comancheros gang member with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle—illegal since the Christchurch mosque shooting—when they executed search warrants as part of a trans-Tasman coordinated operation.Three arrests and 14 charges were laid, while in Australia, raids on the same day led to 56 people being charged with 168 offences.