A stash of drugs and cash located in a bag donated to a Southland Op-shop in February. PHOTO: NZ POLICEAn accidental act of charity by a pair of Southland teenagers went awry after they allegedly left their bag of drugs and cash sitting outside an op-shop. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary when store staff noticed a bag left outside the front doors on February 18. As it happened, the pair had been getting their car serviced nearby when they left the bag outside the op-shop for safekeeping. Police also searched the car they were getting serviced and found an air pistol, a police scanner and another $810 in cash.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 09, 2026 02:49 UTC