Nathan Coxshall charged over $9m East Kurrajong cannabis crop

A 40-year-old maintenance man has faced court on allegations he cultivated a $9 million cannabis crop in the Blue Mountains.

A 40-year-old man has faced court over allegations he cultivated a $9m crop of cannabis plants.

Nathan Baden Coxshall, from Riverstone, has been charged with knowingly partaking in the cultivation of 3034 cannabis plants.

He attended Windsor Police Station about 11am on October 13, where he was charged with knowingly taking part in cultivating more than a large commercial quantity of cannabis.

He was refused bail until he appeared in front of Penrith Local Court on Thursday.

Appearing in Penrith Local Court, Coxshall was granted bail under the condition he report to police daily and surrender his passport.

Nathan Baden Coxshall was granted bail in Penrith Local Court on October 14.

It is alleged by police that Coxshall, who was employed as a maintenance worker on the property, discovered the cannabis crop after it was abandoned in September 2020 and continued cultivating the plants.

Drug and Firearms squad detectives seized and destroyed the East Kurrajong crop as part of Strike Force Harthouse, which was established in 2019 to investigate the cultivation and supply of cannabis across NSW.

Detectives executed a search warrant at the property in October 2020, where they seized more than 3,000 cannabis plants worth an estimated $9.1 million, which have since been destroyed.

Investigations under Strike Force Harthouse continue.

He will appear in front of court again in early December.