Police, thanks to information provided by the public, have uprooted a large cannabis operation in Manurewa.
Counties Manukau Central Area Commander, Inspector Adam Pyne, says the search was undertaken at a series of flats on a Manurewa street.
¡°On Monday, staff from our Tactical Crime Unit executed four search warrants on the street.
¡°They found at least 357 cannabis plants at various stages of maturity from within the four flats, totalling 444 kilograms.
¡°Approximately half of the plants were nearing maturity for harvesting, and we also found a significant amount of packaged cannabis located inside the oven in one of the flats,¡± Inspector Pyne says.
The cannabis has an estimated street value of between $200,000 and $600,000. The plants were taken away and destroyed.
¡°No one was located during the search warrants, but we are continuing to make enquiries to locate those responsible and hold them to account,¡± he says.
¡°We are elated to have this illegal drug off the streets and out of the hands of dealers, and those would make profit from it.¡±
Police urge anyone with information to please call them on 105, quoting file number 240530/6133.
You can also contact Police online at /use-105 clicking "Update Report" and reference the file number above.
Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
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