Man charged after large-scale cannibis crop discovered

A man has been charged following a search warrant and drug seizure in Cranbourne West yesterday afternoon.

Officers from the Springvale Divisional Response Unit executed a search warrant at a factory on Futures Road just before 5pm on Tuesday 16 January.

Investigators allegedly discovered a sophisticated hydroponic cannabis cultivation set up and a commercial quantity of cannabis.

A 38-year-old St Albans man was arrested at the scene and has been charged with cultivate commercial quantity of cannabis, traffick commercial quantity of cannabis and resist police.

He has been remanded to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates Court today.

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