Police have uncovered a large hydroponic cannabis set-up near Cessnock in the Hunter.
At about 10:30pm on Monday night police stopped a Blue Ford Sedan XR6 on Middle Road heading towards Paxton near Cessnock. Police searched the car and allegedly found an amount of cash.
The 50-year-old driver was arrested and taken to Cessnock Police Station.
Police then applied for a search warrant for a property on Middle Road at Paxton.
During raid on the home police allegedly found a hydroponic setup in the rear shed where nine cannabis plants were being grown.
Police say they also found an indoor setup with more cannabis plants, about $3,000 cash which they say is believed to be the proceeds of crime, cannabis leaf throughout the premises, and small resealable bags believed to have contained around 600 grams of methamphetamine.
Police seized all of the items and interviewed a 46-year-old man believed to be the occupant of the home.
He was handed a court attendance notice for cultivating prohibited plants.
He faces Cessnock Local Court next month.
