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Source: ONE News
Devices that block cellphone calls and GPS signals are being sold illegally on the internet in New Zealand internet sites.
The jamming devices has sold for as little as $99 on Trade Me and Sella, the Herald on Sunday reported.
The newspaper says the devices can not be used in New Zealand without a licence and selling or manufacturing them is banned. Some versions can interfere with aircraft navigation and police communications and some American experts say they could bring down a plane.
Only the Corrections Department may use mobile phone jammers and only within prisons, the newspaper says.
The Ministry of Economic Development says the jammers could stop people making emergency calls and about one a week is removed from sale on the internet. Sellers or users face a fine of up to $1250.
