UpdatedCraig KapitanSenior Multimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·19 Jun, 2026 02:37 AM6 mins to read‌Russell Harrison entertains at the Rotorua Lakeside 2024 Launch at the Novotel. Photo / Andrew WarnerAfter nearly five years of suppression, it can finally be revealed that Rotorua-based celebrity Russell Harrison hauled hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gold bars to Turkey at the behest of an international drug ring.

The recording artist and former TVNZ Lotto presenter was among the hundreds of