A man has been charged after police intercepted more than $200,000 of the drug ecstasy destined for unoccupied holiday homes in the Clyde area.
Despite the major bust, police yesterday told the Herald there was nothing to suggest use of ecstasy was currently more prevalent in the Otago-Lakes Central area than anywhere else in New Zealand.
The Cromwell man, 21, appeared in the Queenstown District Court yesterday in relation to the importation of a class B drug.
Police said the drugs were believed to be MDMA (ecstasy) but were undergoing testing to confirm this.
Detective Senior Sergeant Malcolm Inglis said about half a kilo of the drugs were found, with an estimated value of more than $200,000.