Four people have been arrested after a major drug bust in the NT.
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A total of 474 mature cannabis plants were located on a secluded property at Fly Creek, near Manton Dam.
A meth lab was also found on the property.
Detectives from the Drug and Organised Crime Squad attended a residence at Fly Creek and executed a search warrant around 10.30am yesterday.
Police allege 474 mature cannabis plants were located on the property along with a stored methamphetamines laboratory and precursor chemicals.
They claim 126 of the plants were located in a 40 foot shipping container which was converted to a purpose built hydroponics grow room.
A further three kilograms of dried cannabis head from the harvested plants was seized from drying racks in the main shed along with an unsecured air rifle and shotgun shells.
A second search warrant was executed at a residence in Rosebery, a suburb of Palmerston, where 3.9 kilograms of cannabis was located.
A 41-year-old female and three males, aged 31, 41, and 42, were arrested and refused bail.
They are scheduled to appear at Darwin Local Court facing charges of:
- Cultivate a commercial quantity of cannabis
- Possess cannabis in a commercial quantity x 2
- Supply cannabis in a commercial quantity x 2
- Unlawfully possess property
- Possess a firearm whilst Unlicensed
- Fail to meet storage requirements x 2
- Possess ammunition without a licence x 2
- Possess equipment to manufacture a dangerous drug
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Chris McLennan
ACM national rural property writer based in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Career journalist. Multi award winner.
ACM national rural property writer based in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Career journalist. Multi award winner.
