New South Wales police have dismantled a major drug ring that was operating on a remote property near Coonabarabran. Officers from the Drug and Firearms Squad moved in on a farm yesterday and arrested 6 men. 7NEWS
More than 19,000 cannabis plants - worth almost $67 million - have been seized from a rural property in western NSW, in what police believe is Australia's biggest weed bust.
Drug and Firearms Squad detectives, beat officers and police dogs descended on a property at the Newell Highway in Dandry, near Coonabarabran, on Tuesday morning.
"About 90,000 square metres of land has been illegally cleared at this property to make way for more than 20 greenhouses containing cannabis plants." The operation is continuing, but police have so far seized 19,082 cannabis plants, with an estimated potential street value of nearly $66.8 million.Six people, five men and one woman, were arrested and charged with cultivating a large commercial quantity of cannabis and participating in a criminal group.Investigators are working with the Department of Home Affairs regarding the visa status of the group.
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