Lake Haven: Thi Thu Hein Vu, 35, charged with cultivating and supplying commercial quantity of cannabis

A woman, 35, has been charged after police swooped on two Central Coast properties and seized half a million dollars worth of cannabis including 66 plants and 30kg of leaf, a court has heard.

Thi Thu Hein Vu, 35, of Lake Haven, was charged with cultivating and supplying a commercial quantity of cannabis. (File image: NSW Police)

A woman has been charged with cultivating and supplying commercial quantities of cannabis after police raided two Central Coast properties, including one less than 100m from a childcare centre.

Thi Thu Hein Vu, 35, of Chelmsford Rd Lake Haven, faced Wyong Local Court on Tuesday where she is charged with possessing a prohibited drug, taking part in the enhanced indoor commercial cultivation of cannabis, and knowingly supply a commercial quantity of cannabis.

It comes after officers from the Hunter Region Enforcement Squad, assisted by Tuggerah Lakes Police and Operation Utah officers conducted two searches at homes in Wadalba and Lake Haven on Friday.

At the Wadalba property, police allegedly located and seized grow lighting, switchboards, transformers, and 66 mature cannabis plants.

At Ms Vu’s Lake Haven property, which is just 90m from a daycare centre, police allegedly located and seized more than 30kg of cannabis.

Ms Vu’s address on Chelmsford Rd, Lake Haven, is only 90m away from a childcare centre. Picture: Google

The seized cannabis from both properties has an estimated potential street value of more than $500,000.

Ms Vu was arrested at her Lake Haven address and taken to Wyong Police Station where she was charged.

Ms Vu faced Wyong Local Court on Tuesday where she was granted bail. house.

She was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Saturday where she was formally refused bail to appear before Wyong Local Court on Tuesday.

Her barrister conceded it was a “strong prosecution case”.

However he said even if Ms Vu was convicted of the most serious offences, she could still be eligible to serve her sentence by way of an intensive correction order (ICO) rather than full-time custody.

He said the alleged drug operation had been “closed down” and there was little chance of her reoffending.

Police found 66 plants at the Wadalba house, which officers allege is linked to Ms Vu and her Lake Haven address. (File image: NSW Police)

However the police prosecutor opposed bail, telling the court children had visited the house “where the [alleged] offences were occurring”.

Magistrate Trevor Khan said given the sheer amount of cannabis involved, Ms Vu — if convicted — would certainly receive a jail sentence.

However he said the only question would be if that sentence was “more or less than three years” making her eligible, or not, to serve it by way of an ICO.

Mr Khan found Ms Vu was unlikely to be a flight risk and there were strict bail conditions that could mitigate the likelihood of further offending.

He granted her bail on the condition she abide by a curfew, report to police daily, surrender her passport and not enter any international point of departure and not go within 1km of the Vietnamese Embassy in Sydney.

He also ordered an acceptable person deposit $12,000 surety to ensure she attends future court appearances.

She was adjourned to May 6.