- Police investigating after sophisticated cannabis-growing operation discovered
- A search warrant was carried out at a commercial property in Newcastle’s west
- The search found a large number of plants and a hydroponic set up
- Nobody was at the premises when police searched and inquiries are continuing
Police are investigating after finding a sophisticated cannabis-growing operation inside a commercial property.
The property on Steel Street in Newcastle’s west was searched by police at 2am on Tuesday morning after a tip-off.
Police found an extensive number of cannabis plants growing in the building as well as an ‘elaborate’ hydroponic set-up.
Police are investigating after finding a sophisticated cannabis-growing operation inside a commercial property
The property on Steel Street in Newcastle’s west was searched by police at 2am on Tuesday morning after a tip-off
Detectives, target action group officers and forensic services were still at the scene on Tuesday afternoon and New South Wales police are investigating.
There was nobody in the building at the time police searched it.
Police found an extensive number of cannabis plants growing in the building as well as an ‘elaborate’ hydroponic set-up
Detectives, target action group officers and forensic services were still at the scene on Tuesday afternoon and New South Wales police are investigating
Police have asked anyone with any information on the cannabis operation to come forward.
Pictures showing the large number of plants and the sophisticated hydroponic set-up were posted to the New South Wales police Facebook page.
A New South Wales police spokesman said inquiries were ongoing on Tuesday evening.
A New South Wales police spokesman said inquiries were ongoing on Tuesday evening