NSW police charge man over cannabis cultivation

A man will face court next month following the seizure of 70 cannabis plants in the state’s central west.

About 2.50pm on Monday 25 July 2022, officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District executed a search warrant at a property on Cooper Drive, Charbon, about 11km east of Rylstone.

Officers located and seized 70 cannabis plants, cannabis leaf and other items relating to the cultivation of cannabis.

About 1.30 on Sunday (7 August 2022), officers attended the property on Cooper Drive, Charbon, and issued a 45-year-old man a court attendance notice (CAN) for two counts of possess prohibited drug and cultivate cannabis.

He will appear at Rylstone Local Court on Friday 23 September 2022.

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