$1.75 million of cannabis seized, NSW

Police have seized nearly 350 cannabis plants worth $1.75 million dollars from a home in Sydney’s west.

About 10.30am yesterday, (Tuesday 13 March 2018), police from the Penrith Proactive Crime Team attended a house in Hillcrest Road after receiving information about suspicious activity, NSW Police say.

Police executed a search warrant and located a sophisticated hydroponic set up, including 349 cannabis plants, some of them over one metre tall.


Investigators estimate the crop has a street value of about $1.75 million.

No arrests have been made in relation to the warrant and inquiries continue.

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