NSW: Call to Crime Stoppers busts cannabis crops
11 Nov 2008 5:44 PMSYDNEY, Nov 11 AAP - An anonymous tip off has led police to a large hydroponic cannabis production set up in Sydney.
Officers today swooped on homes at Riverwood and Narwee where they found cannabis plants worth an estimated700,000.
"While no one was home at either of the homes, both had numerous rooms converted specifically for the cultivation of cannabis and police are in the process of seizing almost 300 plants from seedlings through to mature sized,"police said in a statement.
Today's operation in Sydney's south follows raids on three homes in Kingsgrove and Roselands in the past three weeks.
"In those raids, more than 300 plants were seized and have been valued at more than1.5 million," police said.
It is believed all five properties are linked and police have not ruled outfinding more hydroponic setups at other addresses.
No one was arrested in today's raid but inquiries into the occupants of thehouse are continuing, police said.
Two men were arrested at the Kingsgrove raids and are before the courts.
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