Police found Cannabis plants during a drug raid in Rochester today morning. The plants are estimated to be worth thousands of dollars.
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Discovery Of Cannabis Plants
Detectives from the Campaspe Crime Investigation Unit swooped a Railway Road home. During the raid, the detectives found a large hydroponic set-up inside the house. According to Detective Sergeant Barry Gray, the plants were in different stages of growth. They were 232 in number.
The detective further stated that as compared to other places they have raided, it’s a large number of Cannabis plants set-up.
In addition to this, the detectives obtained the search warrant as a result of information from the public and police surveillance.
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Suspects Involved In Cultivation Of Plants
The police has arrested a 25 year old man. He is now assisting the police in their further inquiries. The case will be brought to the trial and the man is supposed to face the court in Bendigo on Wednesday.
On the other hand, this isn’t a huge issue in Rochester. These people doesn’t belong from this place and their only aim is to bring animosity to the town.
According to the detectives, they are aware that this will make a difference and hence create a huge impact on the people involved in growing it and on the ones who shouldn’t use it.
The police took almost the whole day to take over all the plants. They dismantled the operation since there was a need to cut the power to the house to make it safe and secure.
However, anyone having any sort of information regarding this inquiry is appealed to contact Echuca police on 5483 1500. They can further contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a secret report online.
Recently, a confidential Cannabis farm worth £300k was found at a country house. A group of criminals was using a country house in sleepy Leicestershire village to secretly operate a £300,000 Cannabis farm. The farm contained 442 illegal plants and was entirely discovered by chance.
The Incident
Trading standards officers phoned at the house in Tugby on a distinct matter. At first they thought that they came across a robbery in process.
Two men were dilly-dallying outside the back of the house. However, all of a sudden they turned on their heels and ran off into the countryside. The employees of the county council trading standards chased them in a vehicle along the pathway. Meanwhile, they alerted the police and both of the men were caught.
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Investigation
The officers checked the house. Hence, the real reason of the men being there eventually became clear. Three of the rooms were transformed into a highly advanced growing operation along with lighting and ventilation set-up.
Elizabeth Dodds, prosecuting, said: “The plants were at an advanced stage of growth.”
Suspects
Fatjn Doci who was working there as a Cannabis gardener, made an appearance at the Leicester Crown Court through a live video conference from behind the bars. He was an illegal immigrant from Albania and accepted the crime. The second man will face the court later.
However, one of the offenders said that he was forced to go there to water the plants by people from his native country otherwise his family members would be in danger. Moreover, Doci had to pay a debt in Albania and therefore agreed to illegally enter in U.K to work tending Cannabis plants.
Doci came to Britain four or five months earlier and was living only at the country house. Nevertheless, Doci is now urging to return to Albania as his mother isn’t well. Moreover, previously, he wasn’t involved in any criminal activity.
Sentencing, Judge Nicholas Dean QC said: “You agreed to work within this cannabis factory in order to pay off a debt at home and I accept there was an element of coercion, if not physical then psychological, and that’s an important factor.
Hence, Doci was imprisoned for only eight months and is now deported.