29106 (2025). Hon Jenny Salesa to the Minister of Customs

Written Question

Published date: 19 Jun 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	29106 (2025)
Question asked:	05 Jun 2025
Member asking:	Hon Jenny Salesa
Portfolio:	Minister of Customs
Minister replying:	Hon Casey Costello
Answer received:	15 Jun 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_29106_2025
Document guid:	80b0f264-79e2-4038-ba87-6d586a3c1bbb

29106 (2025). Hon Jenny Salesa to the Minister of Customs: What are the illegal drug seizures ranked from largest to smallest that NZ Customs has been involved with for each year over the last 5 years, broken down by port, date, drug type, and quantity?

Hon Casey Costello: I am advised that between 2020 and 2024, the New Zealand Customs Service has made over 18,000 individual seizures of illicit drugs. I do not consider it to be in the public interest or a good use of officials’ time to collate the information as requested by the Member.