THE streets of a New Zealand town have been left deserted after one of the country’s most notorious gang told drug dealers to get out or face the consequences.

Jamie Pink, of the infamous Tribal Huks, warned the group had had enough of crystal meth and its effects on the local community in Ngaruawahia.

4 Jamie Pink, of the infamous Tribal Huks, has ordered meth dealers out of Ngaruawahia

The gang leader was arrested in 2007 for trashing a dealer's house with a sledgehammer after his then 13-year-old daughter was offered meth – smashing in two garage wall panels and several glass panels.

And the feared hardman yesterday warned pushers they had until 6.30pm local time to clear out of the town in the central North Island – adding that the group would only “ask nicely” once.

According to stuff.co.nz, he said yesterday: “From this second on, without disrespecting, we know who they are. Some of them are whanau (family) – but they've got to go.

“They have 24 hours to stop. We ask nicely first, then they've got to go.

“We've got no choice. The kids are asking for it. They'll be asked nicely the first time.”

The warning left cops worried about bloodshed on the town’s streets, with local police saying they didn’t condone threats of violence or intimidation.

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But the gang’s stance has found sympathy among many members of the local community.

And as the deadline came and went, there was little sign of trouble in Ngaruawahia – although the streets were eerily quiet.

Hulky, tattooed gang members wearing their group’s colours made their presence felt as residents appeared to have stayed indoors.

The Tribal Huks have a fearsome reputation in New Zealand, managing to stay independent when many others were forced to incorporate into one of the country’s two main gangs – the Mongrel Mob and Black Power.

4 Pink said he will only ask pushers to leave nicely the first time

4 Police said they don't condone threats of violence and intimidation

4 But many local people support the gang's tough stance on drugs that have blighted the town

Sociologist Dr Jarrod Gilbert, New Zealand's foremost expert on gangs, told the Daily Mail: “In the heart of Mongrel Mob territory that's no mean feat.”

But despite its fearsome reputation, the group is not all “bad to the bone”, Dr Gilbert said.

Local media dubbed the Huks the “sandwich gang” they gained international attention for making lunches for needy schoolkids in 2014.

And gang leader Pink pledged the gang would support families “doing it hard” with food packs and help agencies aiding people trying to come off meth.

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