Perhaps some benevolent hair-care elves are looking out for a few folks in New Zealand’s South Island.
Or, as police are wondering, maybe a would-be criminal is just testing what he or she can get past customs agents.
Four surprise packages – containing up to 300 New Zealand dollars ($231), friendly handwritten notes and either a hair dryer or a pair of hair clippers – were sent recently from Paris to three people on a remote portion of South Island, the Guardian and the Greymouth (New Zealand) Star reported Tuesday.
Two of the notes said “thank you for being a true friend” in a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, the Guardian reported. But the recipients told police they didn’t know who sent the packages or why they received them, according to the Star.
It could be a prank, and it’s probably not a marketing stunt, police Senior Sergeant Allyson Ealam said at a news conference in Greymouth, the papers reported.
However, Interpol and New Zealand Customs Service agents are checking the return addresses and investigating whether this was part of a test run to ship drugs or launder money, she said, according to both media outlets.
“(The recipients) did the right thing by contacting police about their surprise parcels,” Ealam said, according to the Star. “Maybe they have come from someone who won the lottery over there - or it could be that it’s a nice prank.”
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What a strange story...
They, the sender, are probably trying to figure out what they can send via the post. The cia needs to know this to make future false flag ops work for them
The aluminum foil hats didn't make it through.
New Zealand is famous for raising sheep!
"Sheep" are the flock in the Bible. They took down Samson by going after his hair.
Random act of kindness.
Well... Let's not forget that the Megaupload "CEO" used to live there... perhaps another big honcho is there and is testing water to find out if he can receive "gifs" with huge amounts of money, drugs or jewelry in the box.
If someone would like to send a box of cash in the mail to me, I won't turn it away. lol
They sent a bald guy a comb because they knew he would never part with it.......
Thank you. Thank you. I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your waitresses.
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Even though I didn't want to, I couldn't stop myself from chuckling just a little at this one. Bravo!
Hair-raising story to be sure....
Quick... Someone call Sherlock?
If it was a "test run", thank you media for letting the criminals know it worked.
You can always rely on the media to ruin any potential sting operation.
Did all the hairdyers have a dead fly attached or was the one pictured the only lucky winner?
I was wondering also. lol Bonus gift?
ssh. That is the world's smallest Interpol agent.
Great job letting the crooks know their dry run was discovered.
Gifts from the Shire.
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I don't really think that's a dead fly, I think it's a power-boost switch on the dryer...mine has a similar button...of course, I could need my glasses changed, too.