Pigs botch cannabis raid, start siege in New Zealand
A tense scene in New Zealand has just come to an end. Unconfirmed reports say that a former soldier has taken his life after a seige left one police officer dead and two civilians injured.In this small seaside town heavily armored police squads have surrounded Joe Molenaar\'s home. A routine drug raid here on Thursday the 7th went horribly wrong. Police officers were not carrying weapons at the time of the raid, but the gunman, an ex-territorial soldier was believed to be heavily armed. Terrified locals have been relocated outside of the area. \"I heard a lot of gunshots, it was terrifying. I was in the house when I thought, like you know, if this person wants to escape he\'d come to my house because theres a lot of greenery around.\"Molenaar\'s brother told New Zealand media that his brother sold small amounts of marijuana to his friends. But he wasnt into big time drug dealing. His mother went on TV to apologize for the incident her son caused. [Anna Molenaar, Joe Molenaar\'s Mother]: \"I just want to apologize to the police that was shot and those who were injured in hospital and all the problems.\"Again, unconfirmed reports say the seige is over. Dozens of shots were fired. We will continue to monitor this story and will bring you the latest details when they become available.
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