3 Brothers charged with growing $600,000 crop

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Herd this on the radio today Thought i might post it up

 

Brothers charged with growing $600,000 crop

Kieran Campbell | 29th July 2009

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THREE brothers, armed with 18 weapons, are alleged to have grown a major cannabis crop worth $600,000 at Mount Morgan, south of Rockhampton.

 

Two properties were raided and the three brothers charged on Monday afternoon.

 

As well as the weapons and drugs, the brothers allegedly had 2½ tonnes of stolen cement powder and a stolen trailer generator worth $40,000.

 

Most of the 206 plants seized have been burned. A few have been kept at the police station as a sample. haha

 

The bust was a result of detectives from the State Drug Investigation Unit joining Rockhampton Stock Squad, CIB and Tactical Crime officers in a search of properties on Boulder Creek Road, via Mount Morgan.

 

The three brothers are facing 12 offences including major production of cannabis, supplying dangerous drug, possessing stolen property, stealing as a servant and possessing unlicensed weapons.

 

The men will appear in Rockhampton Magistrates Court at a later date.

 

Linky to Page http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2009/07/29/brothers-charged-with-growing-600000-crop/

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I also wonder what they were gonna do with that 2 1/2tone of cement powder.

[Gee]

Maybe a bunker or something?

[Crunchy]

I think they were just stealing whatever they could resell from random construction sites, cant be sure tho.

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That's a fair bit of cement, and weed as well...

 

Jimbo

[Korozone]

2 1/2tone of cement powder. ?? :rolleyes: