Police find 34 garbage bags of cannabis dumped in bush at Terrey Hills

POLICE are investigating the dumping of more than 30 garbage bags of cannabis at Terrey Hills, either on Friday night or on Saturday.

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POLICE are investigating the dumping of more than 30 garbage bags of cannabis at Terry Hills, either on Friday night or on Saturday.

The bags of cannabis, plants, seedlings and pots were dumped just metres from busy Mona Vale Rd but a local resident told the Manly Daily it was more likely the person who dumped the cannabis did so from Kanangra Ave.

“No one would see you there in the middle of the night because there are so few houses there,” he said.

Some of the cannabis dumped at Terrey Hills. Picture Adam Ward

Northern Beaches duty officer Insp Sue Gill said a local man who walks in the area on a daily basis told police the bags were not there on Friday afternoon but were there on Saturday afternoon.

She said that about 6.45pm on Saturday, police went to an area of bushland between McCarrs Creek Rd and Kanangra Ave at Terrey Hills and found 34 garbage bags containing plants and seedlings, believed to be cannabis, along with some potting mix and other substrate.

Some of the cannabis plants were mature, while others were seedlings.

More than 30 bags of marijuana plants have been found, dumped in bushland next to a major road at Terrey Hills. @DaltsWorld reports. #9News pic.twitter.com/hvqtTVUXkU

— Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) March 5, 2017

The items were seized for forensic examination.

Inquiries are continuing and police urge anyone with information is urged to call Dee Why police station on 9971 3399 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Sgt. Susan Gill with the bags of cannabis dumped in the bush. Picture: Adam Ward