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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Madeline Link

More than 100 cannabis plants allegedly found in shipping container

Police allege they found more than 100 cannabis plants inside a shipping container at Dora Creek.

POLICE have seized more than 100 cannabis plants allegedly found inside a shipping container at a Dora Creek property at Lake Macquarie on Thursday.

The Lake Macquarie Police District Proactive Crime Team went to the Gradwells Road property on Thursday where they conducted a search.

It was during that search that police officers allegedly located 123 cannabis plants in various stages of growth inside a shipping container.

A 19-year-old man has since been arrested and charged with one count of cultivating cannabis.

The shipping container was allegedly fitted out with a hydroponic light and watering system.

The 19-year-old will face the charge against him at Toronto Local Court on July 2.

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