A man has been charged and more than 3kg of cannabis seized following a search warrant at a property on the Mid North Coast yesterday.
Earlier this month, officers from the Manning/Great Lakes Proactive Crime Team commenced an investigation into the cultivation of cannabis in the Forster/Taree area.
Following inquiries, officers executed a search warrant at a property on James Foster Drive, Black Head about 10am (Wednesday 6 September 2023).
A search of the property allegedly revealed a total of 3.031kg of cannabis, 29 cannabis plants, and 1.5 litres of cannabis oil.
The cannabis items were seized, along with a boat and motorcycle suspected of being obtained with proceeds of crime.
The occupant, a 64-year-old man was arrested and taken to Forster Police Station.
There he was charged with 11 offences including manufacture prohibited drug – commercial quantity, supply prohibited drug- commercial quantity, enhanced indoor cultivate cannabis for commercial purpose, two counts of possess prohibited drug, and two counts of goods suspected stolen in/on premises.
He was refused bail to appear before Forster Local Court today (Thursday 7 September 2023).
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
