The Northern Territory Police Force is investigating a structure fire that occurred in Alice Springs yesterday afternoon.
Around 5:10pm, police received reports of a fire at a residence on Woods Terrace in Braitling.
Police and Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service members attended, and the fire was extinguished. It was confirmed the premises was unoccupied at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported.
A crime scene was declared, and a fire investigator has attended the site.
While inspecting the building for safety reasons, police identified what was believed to be cannabis inside.
A search warrant was executed, and the Dog Operations Unit, including Drug Detection Dogs Yeva and Callen, were called to the scene, resulting in 1.8kg of cannabis being seized.
No arrests have been made at this stage and investigations remain ongoing.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police on 131 444. Please quote reference NTP2500039709. Anonymous reports can also be made through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via https://crimestoppersnt.com.au/.
