$400,000 cannabis find

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POLICE have discovered cannabis plants with an estimated street value of more than $400,000 on the NSW south coast.

 

Acting on information from the public, Wollongong Local Area Command yesterday went to land in the Cataract Creek area, north of Mount Ousley.

 

They found more than 200 cannabis plants up to 185cm tall, with a potential street value of $414,000.

 

The plants were expected to be destroyed later today.

 

Police inquiries were continuing.

 

They made the discovery as a south coast man was charged with drug offences after 10 cannabis plants were found in his home earlier this week.

 

Police said they found those plants in his Unanderra house on Wednesday, along with a small amount of cannabis leaf and seeds.

 

The 10 plants had an estimated street value of $30,000, police said.

 

The 29-year-old man was charged yesterday with cultivating a prohibited plant, self administering a prohibited drug and two counts of possessing a prohibited drug.

 

He was granted conditional bail and is due to face Port Kembla Local Court on March 10.

 

Author:AAP

Date:January 21, 2005

Source:news.com.au

Copyright:AAP