Police have seized 16 large cannabis plants - some more than a metre high – after raiding a property at Halton, near East Gresford.
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A 65-year-old man was arrested and charged with cultivating a prohibited plant after Port Stephens-Hunter police attended the Allyn River Road property on Thursday.
Maitland police officer in charge Chief Inspector Glenn Blain said three of the plants were found behind a house on the property and another 13 were located in a nearby paddock.
Police seized the plants before taking them to Raymond Terrace police station where they were destroyed.
The 65-year-old man is due to appear in court next month.
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Sage Swinton
Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news.
Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news.
