Thursday 28 November 2019

$150,000 Worth of Cannabis Seized near Karuah

BY MADELAINE MCNEILL

Port Stephens Hunter Police have uncovered more than $150,000 dollars worth of cannabis and multiple hydroponic setups at a property north of Karuah.

Officers searched a property on Warraba Road at The Branch on Wednesday morning, where they allegedly located and seized more than 11 kilograms of cannabis, several cannabis plants, 2 hydroponic setups and drug paraphernalia.

Police spoke with a 36-year-old man at the property and issued him a court attendance notice for drug possession and supply and cultivating and possessing a prohibited plant.

He's due to face court on January 15.