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Police executed two search warrants today, 27 October, at addresses in Mavora Place and Mavora Crescent in Invercargill.
These search warrants were in relation to an ongoing investigation into a serious assault in John Street Invercargill on 10 October 2022.
The male victim is currently in hospital in a stable condition.
No arrests have been made in relation to the assault.
Property including clothing was seized today for forensic examination.
A vehicle that was of interest to firearms incidents on Centre Street on 31 January 2022 and Elizabeth Street on 3 June 2022 was also located at one of the addresses and has been seized.
The search warrants and investigations are part of an ongoing national focus on gang activity and a commitment that gang members will be held to account, Southland Area Investigation Manager Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird said.