Man ‘calls police after his CANNABIS plants are stolen’ – and is charged ‘when officers find more of them inside his house’
- A 60-year-old man called police to report his cannabis plants had been stolen
- Police raided his home to find 82 cannabis plants, some as tall as two metres
- The man was charged with three cannabis charges and is due to appear in court
A man who called police to report his cannabis plants were stolen was charged when officers allegedly found more illegal plants in his house.
The 60-year-old allegedly had 82 cannabis plants at his home when he called police to report people had been stealing them in Tennant Creek, a Northern Territory town, on Friday.
Police raided the house and found cannabis plants ranging from seedlings to two-metres tall and 250 grams of cannabis plant material.
The 60-year-old allegedly had 82 cannabis plants (pictured) at his home when he called police to report people had been stealing them in the Northern Territory on Friday
‘Police were alerted to the presence of the plants when the male called them to report that a number of individuals had been stealing them,’ a Northern Territory police spokeswoman said.
‘A search warrant was executed at the property.’
The man was charged with cultivating a commercial quality of cannabis, supplying a dangerous drug and possessing a trafficable amount of cannabis.
He was issued a notice to appear at court.
Police raided the house and found cannabis plants (pictured) ranging from seedlings to two-metres tall and 250 grams of cannabis plant material
The man was charged with cultivating a commercial quality of cannabis, supplying a dangerous drug and possessing a trafficable amount of cannabis