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  •   Home > News > Law and Order

    Police are still working out the origin and destination of 450-thousand-dollars worth of methamphetamine found near a crashed vehicle north of Masterton

    Police are still working out the origin and destination of 450-thousand-dollars worth of methamphetamine found near a crashed vehicle north of Masterton


    The speeding vehicle had earlier failed to stop for Police on State Highway Two, it was found crashed in a shallow culvert near Mount Bruce a few minutes later.

    The drugs and cash were nearby.

    Two people, a 21-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman, have been charged with possession of methamphetamine for supply.

    The man's also charged with a range of driving offences.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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