Drugs Weeded Out

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By Rachelle Chapman

Saturday, 6 March 2004

 

A LARGE-SCALE local cannabis operation was brought to an abrupt halt Thursday night after Bathurst police seized plants with an estimated street value of $300,000 at Kelso.

 

Chifley LAC Inspector Chris Davey said a search warrant for a Kelso residential property was issued on Thursday evening after police received tip-offs from members of the community.

 

Bathurst Police seized 138 mature cannabis plants (10 which had grown three metres high), a hydroponic set-up, and three kilograms of leaf believed to be cannabis.

 

Insp. Davey said the majority of the plants were grown outside.

 

He said police also found six cannabis plants and the dead remains of a further 32 plants at another property at Limekilns, which was linked to the Kelso operation.

 

A 46-year-old man has been charged with a range of drug related offences and is due to appear in Bathurst Local Court on April 5.

 

The man was charged with cultivate prohibited plant, possess prohibited drug, possess prohibited plant, deemed supply prohibited drug, deemed supply prohibited plant and possess equipment to administer.

 

 

 

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