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Money laundering

Detective Steve Wescott displays firearms and drugs recovered as part of the Organised and Financial Crime Agency of New Zealand's 'Operation Acacia', in Auckland in July 2010. The agency was established in 2008, in part due to a realisation that organised criminals were increasingly trying to launder money through international financial transactions.

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Carl Walrond, Dishonesty crime – White-collar crime, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/31192/money-laundering (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 6 April 2011, reviewed and revised 2 November 2018 with assistance from Greg Newbold.