Tasman District Police investigating a couple alleged to have defrauded a person of more than $1 million have now identified 10 potential victims of the pair.

Following media coverage of the pair’s arrest last week, Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Dye says four more potential victims have come forward, while Police enquiries have identified another three potential victims.

“This is on top of the three people who had already made complaints to Police, and resulted in the arrests of the pair,” he says.

The 28-year-old man and 38-year-old woman arrested last week are due to reappear in Christchurch District Court on Monday 25 August, on multiple charges of obtaining by deception.

A search warrant conducted on a storage unit in Wanaka as part of the enquiry last week located a .22 rifle, restricted weapons, and over 2000 rounds of ammunition. Further enquiries in relation to the warrant are ongoing, and charges are likely to be filed in coming weeks.

“I would like to thank those who have contacted Police as a result of media coverage last week,” Detective Sergeant Dye says.

“Members of the Tasman Organised Crime Unit are in the process of contacting all identified victims in order to obtain statements in relation to any offending.”

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