Southern District Police executed three search warrants in Gore today and arrested one person.

More than 60 police staff were involved in the raids, Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird says.

A 38-year-old man was arrested and charged with methamphetamine-related offences.

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He is expected to appear in Gore District Court on Wednesday, 7 July.

"The warrants are a continuation of our focus on the illicit supply of methamphetamine in Southland and Otago," Baird says.

"Police will continue to focus on methamphetamine-related offending and the harm the drug causes in our community."