Armed police block major Auckland highway lane to arrest man over alleged social media comments

Armed police block major Auckland highway lane to arrest man over alleged social media comments

A major Auckland highway was briefly blocked this afternoon as police arrested a man for allegedly making threatening comments on social media.

A police spokesperson said a vehicle of interest was found travelling on State Highway 20B and stopped by officers who were armed as a precaution.

Both occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody without incident.

“A man is being spoken to by police in relation to non-specific threatening comments made on social media earlier today.”