Police have seized large amounts of illicit substances and have arrested one man following two raids in the state's southwest today.
About 8.50am (Wednesday 18 March 2026), officers attached to The Hume Police District executed a search warrant at a home on Spring Creek Road, Young, as part of an ongoing investigation into the supply of drugs in the nearby area.
During the search, police found that several rooms in the home had been converted to grow large amounts of Cannabis on the property.
Police located and seized 40 Cannabis plants, 3.5 kilos of loose Cannabis leaf, and 2.6 grams of Methylamphetamine which will all undergo forensic examination.
Following the search, police executed a second search warrant at a home on Olympic Highway, Young, about 2.55pm.
During the second search, police located and seized a further 82 grams of Methylamphetamine, 100 grams of Cannabis, 7.3 grams of Cocaine,13 vials of Human growth hormones, nine boxes of steroid tablets and a Holden V8 engine believed to have been stolen.
The combined estimated street value of all the drugs seized is more than $165,000.
Following the first search, police arrested a 44-year-old man at the property before taking him to Young Police Station.
During the second search, police arrested a 25-year-old man; however, he was released pending further investigations.
The 44-year-old was charged with enhanced indoor cultivation plant for commercial purpose, possess cannabis more than indictable & less than commercial quantity, owner/occupier knowingly allow use as drug premises, divert/use electricity for generating system without authority, and possess prohibited drug (two counts).
He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Local Court 5 tomorrow (Thursday 19 March 2026).
