It might look like any other building on an industrial street in Melbourne’s suburbs, but this red brick factory held a major secret.
On Friday morning following a community tip off, Victorian police swooped in on a commercial property on Wannan Street in Highett, where they found a “sophisticated” hydroponic set up.
From there, they seized 1,200 cannabis plants, worth around $3 million, which weighed “almost a tonne”.
![On Friday morning, following a community tip off, Victorian police swooped in on a commercial property on Wannan Street in Highett, where they found a “sophisticated” hydroponic set up.](https://images.perthnow.com.au/publication/C-9046693/d56d7f5cc47b971c507e56c16d46ba53d23ed949.jpg?imwidth=668&impolicy=pn_v3)
![Police allege there was a $3 million grow house inside a Melbourne factory. 9NEWS](https://images.perthnow.com.au/publication/C-9046693/b479c58b4eec0b0eddb95d47c738529f646d9f47.jpg?imwidth=668&impolicy=pn_v3)
Two men, a 57-year-old and a 35-year-old of no fixed address, were arrested at the factory and taken into the Caulfield Police Station for questioning.
They were both subsequently charged with cultivating a large commercial quantity of cannabis and remanded to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday.