Senior Constable Craig Bennett said the drug, also known as P, had surfaced in Kurow in the past six weeks.
He told Kurow newsletter Bugle this week crime associated with meth use, such as theft, violence and disorder, had been happening in the town lately. These were activities not traditionally common in the Waitaki town.
''I hope to shine a spotlight on these offenders, to drive them out of the area and before the courts.''
He told the Otago Daily Times he was engaging with community members to develop a way to get meth out of Kurow and was hopeful with community support that would be possible.
''If it does take hold here then you will find someone seriously injured. It will either be driving, an assault or one of my volunteers. That's what we've seen throughout the rest of New Zealand.''
He said any move forward was about protecting the community.
In early October, Labour police spokesman Stuart Nash called on the Government to boost the number of New Zealand police officers investigating illegal drugs.
He said information released by Police Minister Judith Collins showed the number of sworn police officers whose primary role was investigating illegal drugs dropped from 178 in 2012-13 to 166 in 2015-16. At the same time, the amount of meth seized went up from 6096g in 2012 to 50,218g in 2015.
Mr Nash said the Canterbury District, which was on the border with Kurow, was worst hit with a decrease of nearly 30% of officers investigating drugs and yet the amount of meth seized increased by over 300%.
In a New Zealand Herald article, Ms Collins said Mr Nash was cherry-picking statistics and ignoring the context she gave with them.
''I am also advised that some districts focus their work in different ways to address the same issues, without grouping or labelling teams according to crime type investigations.''
