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  •   Home > News > National > Lower North Island

    More than four million dollars worth of the stupefying drug Fantasy has been seized from a storage container in Wairarapa

    More than four million dollars worth of the stupefying drug Fantasy has been seized from a storage container in Wairarapa


    It follows members of the public reporting suspicious behaviour at a Featherston storage facility.

    Police discovered 820 litres of the drug on Monday night - after noticing a strong chemical smell near the container.

    A 35-year-old woman from Tawa and a 39-year-old man from Porirua have been charged with possession for supply.

    They've been remanded in custody and will reappear in Porirua District Court on Tuesday.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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