BY DAKOTA TAIT
A man has been charged with drug offences after police located several cannabis plants at a home in Stroud on Wednesday.
Officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended the home around 8am in relation to an unrelated traffic incident.
Police observed a number of cannabis plants in a detached shed next to the home.
Officers spoke with a 46-year-old man who gave police consent to conduct a search of the home.
It’s alleged police located and seized 39 cannabis plants of varying maturity and approximately 3kg of cannabis leaf.
Following inquiries, a 26-year-old man presented himself to Raymond Terrace Police Station about 3pm the same day, where he was arrested and charged with cultivate prohibited plant and possess prohibited drug.
He was granted conditional bail to appear at Raymond Terrace Local Court next Monday.
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