Hawke's Bay drug bust nets $1 million in cannabis
Police have discovered an indoor cannabis growing operation in Hawke's Bay with an estimated $1 million worth of cannabis being grown. Searches of four properties in the region by the Eastern District Organised Crime Unit resulted in 1053 plants being found, along with approximately 10 kilos of cannabis plant. The four properties...
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