Kelly Street, Austral: Police allegedly find $10.5m worth of cannabis
Four men have faced court after cops allegedly found cannabis - with a street value of $10.5 million - at a 10 acre rural property in Sydney.
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Police have seized almost $10.5 million worth of cannabis at a rural property in Sydney’s southwest.
Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Drug and Firearms Squad, under Strike Force Hyperion, investigating cannabis cultivation raided a semi-rural 10-acre property in Austral on Wednesday.
Bass Hill Region Enforcement Squad, PolAir and the Dog Unit also carried out the search warrant on Kelly St, Austral, from 10.30am.
Officers allegedly located and seized more than 3490 cannabis plants, with an estimated potential street value of nearly $10.5 million.
Police also seized documentation and equipment consistent with the cultivation of cannabis.
Police will allege four men – Bao Quac Tran, 45, Minh Van Trinh, 29, Tu Van Nguyen, 27, and Tam Van Hoang, 27 – attempted to run from police before being arrested and taken to Liverpool Police Station.
The men were all charged with cultivate prohibited plant (large commercial quantity) and participate in criminal group contribute criminal activity.
The men appeared in Liverpool Local Court this morning where they did not apply for bail, which was formally refused.
The men will next appear in court on May 25, where police will allege the men were involved in the large-scale cultivation of cannabis.
Investigations under Strike Force Hyperion are continuing, and further arrests are expected.
Anyone with information in relation to the cultivation and supply of cannabis to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.