Bayswater: Police raid nets 50kg of marijuana near Rampit Indoor Skate Park, St Albans man arrested
A police raid on an abandoned factory in Melbourne’s east has turned up one of the largest finds of cannabis in the area in recent times, with an eye-watering street value.
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A huge haul of marijuana with a street value of more than $1 million has been seized by police at an abandoned Bayswater factory.
Croydon detectives raided the property in Burton Court, just off Scoresby Rd, at 4.10pm, where they found 170 cannabis plants and 10kg of dried cannabis, arresting a 37-year-old St Albans man at the site.
Croydon detective Acting Senior Sergeant Rick Fox said the 50kg of drugs had an estimated street value of $1.25 million and was one of the largest crop finds in Melbourne’s east in recent times.
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Acting Sen-Sgt Fox said the man was inside the factory at the time of the raid, which is opposite the Rampit Indoor Skate Park and next door to housing.
He was arrested and taken to Croydon police station for questioning.
Acting Sen-Sgt Fox said officers believed the man was linked to a known drug syndicate operating in Melbourne’s west.
“The execution of today’s search warrant and subsequent seizure of plants will serve to create a significant dent in the illicit cannabis trade in the eastern suburbs,” he said.
“It will assist to disrupt a well-organised criminal syndicate responsible for the distribution of this insidious drug,” he said.