Thursday, March 1, 2012

NSW: Cannabis worth almost $5 million seized

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NSW: Cannabis worth almost $5 million seized

Cannabis plants worth almost $5 million have been seized on the New South Wales far north coast.

Police stumbled on a garden plot containing 15 rows of cannabis seedlings at a housenear Copmanhurst after being called to investigate a complaint about a dog yesterday afternoon.

A subsequent search of the property, north of Grafton, netted hundreds of mature cannabis plants.

A police spokeswoman says a total of 2,377 plants were seized, with an estimated potentialstreet value of $4.75 million.

Property from the home was taken for forensic examination and investigations are continuing.

AAP RTV sal/jas

KEYWORD: CANNABIS (SYDNEY)

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