NZ Teens Arrested After Donating Bag of Weed, Cash
March 10, 2026·5 days ago·via USA Today

Two 16-year-olds in New Zealand's Southland region accidentally leave a backpack stuffed with 43.2 grams of cannabis and NZ$3,700 in cash at a charity shop's donation spot on February 18 while their car gets serviced nearby. A volunteer spots a strong smell, opens the bag, and finds the illegal haul plus scales and ziplock bags, then calls police. The panicked teens rush back to grab it, but cops arrive first and arrest the boy and girl under the Search and Surveillance Act. Read more about this...
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