A man has been charged after police uncovered a hydroponic cannabis house in Berala yesterday, NSW Police say.
About 9.30am today, officers from Flemington Local Area Command attended a home on Fifth Avenue, Berala and executed a search warrant.
Inside, police allegedly located cannabis plants and a large hydroponic setup inside the house.
A total of 147 cannabis plants and hydroponic equipment was seized by police. All items will undergo forensic examination.
A 28-year-old man was arrested at the scene and taken to Flemington Police Station.
The man was charged with cultivate prohibited plant – commercial quantity, found on/entering/leaving drug premises, use/consume/waste electricity without authority, knowingly deal with proceeds of crime, and deal with property suspected proceeds of crime.
He was refused bail to appear at Burwood Local Court today tomorrow.