Former Lotto presenter Russell Harrison avoids jail for involvement in international meth-money- laundering plot

Former Lotto presenter Russell Harrison avoids jail for involvement in international meth-money- laundering plot

Senior Multimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·4 Sep, 2026 04:15 AM8 mins to read‌Former Lotto presenter and musician Russell Harrison appears in the High Court at Auckland for sentencing after admitting to laundering over $400,000 for a Comancheros-led drug syndicate. Photo / Corey FlemingFormer Lotto presenter Russell Harrison received a relatively small windfall of his own in 2019 when he agreed to convert over $400,000 in drug money into gold bullion, which he then delivered to the “supreme commander” of the Comancheros in Turkey. He would later receive a much larger windfall

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