Detective Sergeant Stan Leishman, who’s relieving in Balclutha, with the cannabis recovered from three South Otago homes this week. Photograph by Helena de Reus.
Police seized greater than four.5kg of cannabis and cannabis crops with a possible road worth of $200,000 in a drug bust in South Otago this week.
Detective Sergeant Stan Leishman, who’s relieving in Balclutha, stated about 10 officers, together with members of the tactical crime unit in Dunedin, carried out search warrants at three homes in Milton, Kaitangata and within the Lawrence space.
They recovered greater than four.5kg of cannabis, sixty eight cannabis crops ranging in maturity, a ”vital quantity” of cannabis oil and a variety of indoor rising gear.
Every indoor plant had the potential to fetch simply over $3000.
Police found ”indoor cannabis grows” at every home.
”For this space, that is fairly vital.”
”We’re assured the work that we did yesterday [Thursday] will have an effect on the supply of cannabis within the South Otago space.”
A 31-yr-previous Kaitangata man was charged with cultivating cannabis and possessing cannabis for provide, and is because of seem within the Dunedin District Courtroom on Thursday.
Police will converse to 3 different individuals in relation to the operation, Det Sgt Leishman stated.
The final vital drug bust in South Otago was in Might 2012.
The outside cannabis rising season was nonetheless ongoing, harvesting set for between now and early Might.
Police have been concerned about details about individuals and exercise in forestry areas throughout South Otago. Det Sgt Leishman inspired individuals to make use of the Crimestoppers quantity, 0800-555-111, to report any suspicious exercise.
- helena.dereus@odt.co.nz
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