A 30-year-old Throsby man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today after police seized cannabis plants while executing search warrants yesterday.
Earlier this year, police received information that the Hackett residence was suspected of being used to grow large amounts of cannabis.
Following an investigation, police executed a search warrant on the man’s vehicle, a residence in Hackett, and a residence in Throsby.
Upon entering the Hackett property, it was discovered that the property was being used as a grow house and that there was extensive damage caused to the inside of the house with numerous holes in the ceilings, floors, and walls.
Further, unauthorised electrical work had been conducted that exposed the public to risk.
Police observed numerous heat lamps, irrigation pipes and pumps, fans, and industrial filters in the property, and a total of 164 plants were seized during the search warrant.
The 30-year-old man has been charged with cultivating a commercial quantity of a controlled plant, possessing equipment used to cultivate controlled plants, theft, unauthorised use of electricity, and damaging property.
ACT Policing will continue to target the manufacture, sale, and distribution of illicit drugs in our community. If you are engaging in this activity, expect police to be knocking on your door before too long.
If you have information regarding the manufacture or sale of drugs in the community, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Information can be provided anonymously.
