Tuesday 1 March 2022

Man Faces Court Over Anna Bay Drug House

 BY IAN CROUCH

Police say they've uncovered a cannabis grow house at Anna Bay.

Neighbours of the Lantry Place rental property reported their suspicions to Police on Saturday after noticing the lights continuously on but no-one at home

Police allegedly found 25 plants growing inside along with 36 kilograms of cannabis leaf being dried and prepared for sale.

The Telegraph reports Cory Letherbarrow from Fingal Bay attended Raymond Terrace Police Station on Monday.

The 45-year-old later faced Raymond Terrace Court charged with supplying a commercial quantity of cannabis, cultivating and possessing a prohibited drug and stealing electricity.

He's been refused bail to reappear in court on May 9.

Port Stephens Police have praised Anna Bay residents for alerting them to an alleged cannabis grow house . Picture: Daily Telegraph