A man has been charged after a large hydroponic cannabis set up was discovered in Newcastle yesterday afternoon.
About 3.15pm (Wednesday 22 April 2026), police attended a home on Morris Street, Birmingham Gardens, to execute a search warrant as part of an ongoing investigation.
At the home, officers from the Hunter Region Enforcement Squad allegedly located a large hydroponic cannabis set up.
As a result of the search, officers allegedly located and seized 331 cannabis plants, and 23kg cannabis leaf.
A 39-year-old man was arrested and taken to Waratah Police Station.
There he was charged with three offences,
- Knowingly take part-cultivate (greater than or equal to commercial quantity prohibited plant)
- Supply cannabis (greater than indictable and less than commercial quantity), and
- Divert/use electricity for generating etc system without authority.
He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 2 today (Thursday 23 April 2026), where he was formally refused bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday 17 June 2026.