NSW: Police seize $9.7 million cannabis, arrest 13

AAP General News (Australia)
12-16-1999
NSW: Police seize $9.7 million cannabis, arrest 13

SYDNEY, Dec 16 AAP - Police have seized more than $9.7 million worth of cannabis on
the New South Wales north coast over the past six weeks.

Thirteen people were charged with cultivating prohibited plants after police found
almost 5,000 cannabis plants and 14kg of harvested cannabis during three operations, Detective
Superintendent Ken McKay, of Organised Crime, said.

Two of the 13 people were charged with cultivating commercial quantities of the plants.

Police were taking action to confiscate two rural properties on which the cannabis
was grown, he said.

Det Supt McKay said the arrests were the result of three operations in the Richmond,
mid north coast and Coffs/Clarence local area commands, under the Cannabis Eradication
program.

The operations, coordinated by Crime Agencies, involved the Police Aviation Support
Branch, Local Area Commands, the Dog Squad and the Radio Electronics Unit, he said.

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KEYWORD: CANNABIS

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