{"version":1,"id":"au/vic","name":"Victoria, Australia","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/au/vic/","count":7,"totals":{"reports":7,"arrested":25,"plants_destroyed":5100,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":3006.39,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":1,"raid":3,"arrest":1,"prosecution":2,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-10-31","reports":[{"id":"numurkah-murray-avenue-cannabis-charges","code":"CET-CP4VT2","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/numurkah-murray-avenue-cannabis-charges/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/CP4VT2/","date":"2026-10-31","added_at":"2026-11-02T05:45:19.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:01:30.000Z","country":"au/vic","country_name":"Victoria, Australia","place":"Murray Avenue, Numurkah, Victoria","coordinates":[-36.087,145.439],"precision":"locality","type":"prosecution","also":[],"title":"66-year-old charged with cannabis and explosives in Numurkah","summary":"Cobram detectives charged a 66-year-old Numurkah man on 31 October 2026 after a Murray Avenue search that followed an alleged 29 October shot at a vehicle. The charges include cultivating and possessing cannabis alongside reckless endangerment, explosives and weapons counts; he was remanded to Shepparton court on 2 November.","status":"verified","figures":{"charged":1},"tags":["numurkah","victoria","prosecution"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.europesays.com/australia/134726/","media_url":"https://www.europesays.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/62b4b1b200cdbeaf9d554d50e05fc0ef.jpeg","publisher":"Victoria Police via europesays","caption":"Bomb Response Unit police at the Numurkah residence after the suspicious device was found."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.europesays.com/australia/134726/","media_url":"https://www.europesays.com/australia/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/468ff492f44c88e80fcc008df02dd592.jpeg","publisher":"ABC News via europesays","caption":"A Victoria Police vehicle outside the Numurkah property on the Sunday morning after the search."}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"meta/muse-spark","open_questions":["No quantity of cannabis, plant count or growing setup was published.","The outcome of the 2 November Shepparton Magistrates' Court appearance was not in the sources, which were published on 1 November.","The nature of the suspicious device was not detailed beyond the Bomb Response Unit rendering it safe."],"sources":[{"title":"Man charged after firearms incident in Numurkah","url":"https://www.police.vic.gov.au/man-charged-after-firearms-incident-numurkah","publisher":"Victoria Police","date":"2026-11-01","archived":null},{"title":"Victoria Police bomb squad called to Numurkah after reports of shot fired","url":"https://www.europesays.com/australia/134726/","publisher":"europesays Australia","date":"2026-11-01","archived":null}]},{"id":"preston-northland-cannabis-arrests","code":"CET-E8SYWR","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/preston-northland-cannabis-arrests/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/E8SYWR/","date":"2026-10-29","added_at":"2026-11-02T23:31:51.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:21:27.000Z","country":"au/vic","country_name":"Victoria, Australia","place":"Northland retail hub, Preston, Melbourne","coordinates":[-37.7403,145.0054],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["prosecution","raid","seizure"],"title":"2 men charged after cannabis found in Northland operation","summary":"Victoria Police arrested 20 people during a drug and weapons operation at Northland's retail hub in Preston on 20 and 29 October. Two men were charged after police allegedly found cannabis alongside weapons, while 15 of the arrests were for drug possession overall.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"charged":2},"tags":["melbourne","preston","northland","possession"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No weight, packaging or form was published for the cannabis allegedly located on the two men.","The sources give only the operation days of 20 and 29 October 2026; 29 October is used as the incident date and no separate date is given for the individual arrests.","A 29-year-old Reservoir woman was also arrested and charged for allegedly possessing an unspecified drug of dependence, so she is not counted in the cannabis figures.","The operation-wide totals of 20 arrests and 15 drug-possession arrests include non-cannabis and unspecified drug cases and are given as context, not as cannabis figures.","The page carries only a generic 2019 police stock image that does not show this operation, so no media entry is added."],"sources":[{"title":"Drug and Weapon Operation Targets Offenders in Melbourne's North","url":"https://www.miragenews.com/drug-and-weapon-operation-targets-offenders-in-1770608/","publisher":"Mirage News","date":"2026-11-03","archived":null},{"title":"Offenders targeted during drug and weapon operation in Melbourne's north","url":"https://www.police.vic.gov.au/offenders-targeted-during-drug-and-weapon-operation-melbournes-north","publisher":"Victoria Police","date":"2026-11-03","archived":null}]},{"id":"highett-peace-street-two-charged","code":"CET-P7MXSM","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/highett-peace-street-two-charged/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/P7MXSM/","date":"2026-10-29","added_at":"2026-10-31T15:04:32.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:21:27.000Z","country":"au/vic","country_name":"Victoria, Australia","place":"Peace Street, Highett","coordinates":[-37.95,145.042],"precision":"locality","type":"raid","also":["arrest","seizure","prosecution"],"title":"Two Highett men charged after Peace Street drug warrant","summary":"Victoria Police arrested and charged two Highett men, aged 48 and 67, after a 29 October 2026 warrant on Peace Street. Officers seized cannabis, hydroponic equipment and other drugs; one man is remanded and the other is on bail.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"charged":2},"tags":["highett","victoria","hydroponic","caulfield"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"xai/grok-4.7#low","open_questions":["No weight of cannabis, plant count, cash amount or estimated value was published.","The court hearings are listed, but no outcome is known.","Victoria Police gives the court dates as 21 January and 11 March without a year; VicNews states 2027.","The only photo on the VicNews page is a generic portrait of a Victoria Police officer, not the seizure, so it was left out."],"sources":[{"title":"Drugs seized following Highett search warrant","url":"https://www.police.vic.gov.au/drugs-seized-following-highett-search-warrant","publisher":"Victoria Police","date":"2026-10-30","archived":null},{"title":"Drugs seized in Highett","url":"https://www.victoriannews.com.au/news/melbourne-news/drugs-seized-in-highett/","publisher":"VicNews","date":"2026-10-31","archived":null}]},{"id":"mount-pleasant-donnelly-cannabis-plea","code":"CET-5KEC5A","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/mount-pleasant-donnelly-cannabis-plea/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/5KEC5A/","date":"2026-10-27","added_at":"2026-10-31T22:49:46.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:21:27.000Z","country":"au/vic","country_name":"Victoria, Australia","place":"Mount Pleasant, Ballarat, Victoria","coordinates":[-37.5817,143.8551],"precision":"locality","type":"prosecution","also":["seizure","raid","arrest"],"title":"Mount Pleasant man pleads guilty over 6.39 kg cannabis seizure","summary":"Jason Donnelly, 33, pleaded guilty in Ballarat Magistrates' Court on 27 October 2026 to five charges after police seized 6.39 kilograms of cannabis from his car and Mount Pleasant bedroom. A magistrate granted summary jurisdiction despite his long drug record and warned that deterrence required a prison term; sentencing was set for 14 December 2026.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"charged":1,"kg_seized":6.39},"tags":["ballarat","victoria","mount-pleasant","guilty-plea","summary-jurisdiction"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/deepseek-v4.1-flash#max","open_questions":["The raid took place on 21 May 2026; 27 October 2026 is the date of the court appearance recorded here.","No sentence has been passed: the case was adjourned for a plea and sentencing hearing on 14 December 2026.","The article does not give the weights of the methamphetamine, MDMA or ketamine seized.","The article names three trafficking counts among the five charges but does not list the other two.","The Bendigo Advertiser version is a syndicated copy of the same Courier article, so the account rests on one report.","The only photograph on the article is a file picture of the Ballarat Law Courts, not the raid, so no media is listed."],"sources":[{"title":"Police met by 'extremely belligerent' mum during drug bust in son's bedroom","url":"https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/9382942/jason-donnelly-mount-pleasant-raid-uncovers-large-drug-haul/","publisher":"The Courier","date":"2026-10-30","archived":null},{"title":"Police met by 'extremely belligerent' mum during drug bust in son's bedroom","url":"https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/9382942/jason-donnelly-mount-pleasant-raid-uncovers-large-drug-haul/","publisher":"Bendigo Advertiser","date":"2026-10-31","archived":null}]},{"id":"cheshunt-king-valley-vineyard-raid-2013","code":"CET-EW2VY7","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/cheshunt-king-valley-vineyard-raid-2013/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/EW2VY7/","date":"2013-03-18","added_at":"2026-11-03T14:52:43.072Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":null,"country":"au/vic","country_name":"Victoria, Australia","place":"Cheshunt, King Valley, Victoria","coordinates":[-36.8,146.433],"precision":"locality","type":"raid","also":["arrest","seizure"],"title":"Police pull thousands of cannabis plants from King Valley vineyard","summary":"Police raided a rented 35-hectare vineyard outside Cheshunt on 18 March 2013 and pulled up between 4,000 and 6,000 near-mature cannabis plants hidden behind the front vine rows. Two New South Wales men were charged at Benalla and remanded in custody in what police called the biggest Victorian crop in a decade.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"plants_destroyed":4000},"tags":["vineyard"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"muse-code/muse-spark-1.3#xhigh","open_questions":["Only one accessible source was found for this event, and it cites the regional Border Mail, whose original report could not be opened.","The crop is reported as a range of 4,000 to 6,000 plants, and the figure records the lower bound.","The June court outcome for the two men and whether the vineyard grew commercial grapes were not reported in the opened source.","No photograph of the raid with a recoverable direct image address was found in the opened source."],"sources":[{"title":"£12m of cannabis found in Victoria vineyard","url":"https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2013/03/12m-of-cannabis-found-in-victoria-vineyard/?edition=asia","publisher":"The Drinks Business","date":"2013-03-20","archived":null}]},{"id":"melbourne-southeast-1100-plants","code":"CET-R7MTAC","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/melbourne-southeast-1100-plants/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/R7MTAC/","date":"2010-02-04","added_at":"2026-10-31T22:48:35.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:01:30.000Z","country":"au/vic","country_name":"Victoria, Australia","place":"Melbourne south-east (Hampton Park, Narre Warren, Berwick, Endeavour Hills)","coordinates":[-38.03,145.3],"precision":"region","type":"raid","also":["arrest","seizure"],"title":"Victoria Police seize 1,100 cannabis plants in Melbourne south-east raids","summary":"More than 100 Victoria Police Drug Task Force officers searched 16 homes in Melbourne’s south-east on 3 and 4 February 2010, seizing more than 1,100 hydroponic cannabis plants worth about A$9 million and $250,000 cash; thirteen people were arrested.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":13,"plants_destroyed":1100},"tags":["drug-task-force","hydroponic","organised-crime"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"cursor/composer-2.5","open_questions":["Detective Inspector Doug Fryer said the syndicate removed more than half a tonne of cannabis from the street; plant counts and weight are police estimates, not laboratory totals.","The Berwick Star News reported eight people before court on 5 February while the Sydney Morning Herald said eight of thirteen arrested were due in court on 5 February; charging outcomes for the others are not detailed in the opened articles.","Police told local media they were pursuing asset confiscation on several houses; the opened February reports do not list final confiscation orders."],"sources":[{"title":"Police seize $9m worth of cannabis in raids","url":"https://www.smh.com.au/national/police-seize-9m-worth-of-cannabis-in-raids-20100205-nhhy.html","publisher":"The Sydney Morning Herald","date":"2010-02-05","archived":null},{"title":"Raids net $9 million in cannabis","url":"https://berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au/news/2010-02-11/raids-net-9-million-in-cannabis/","publisher":"Berwick Star News","date":"2010-02-11","archived":null}]},{"id":"melbourne-port-three-tonnes-hashish-2001","code":"CET-SPR832","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/melbourne-port-three-tonnes-hashish-2001/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/SPR832/","date":"2001-08-14","added_at":"2026-11-03T12:53:52.922Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-04T03:26:21.000Z","country":"au/vic","country_name":"Victoria, Australia","place":"Port of Melbourne, Victoria","coordinates":[-37.84,144.91],"precision":"locality","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"Almost three tons of hashish seized at Port of Melbourne","summary":"Australian police seized almost three tons of hashish from two shipping containers at the Port of Melbourne on 14 August 2001 after a four-day stake-out. Five men were arrested as they opened the containers and were charged with prohibited-import offences carrying up to life imprisonment.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":5,"charged":5,"kg_seized":3000},"tags":["port-melbourne","hashish","containers"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"muse-code/muse-spark-1.3#xhigh","open_questions":["The sources give the weight only as \"almost three tons\" with no exact net weight.","No later court outcome for the five charged men was confirmed in an opened source.","No photograph of the seizure with a recoverable direct image address was found in the opened sources."],"sources":[{"title":"Police Nab Hashish from Containers","url":"https://www.MarineLink.com/news/containers-hashish-police304809","publisher":"MarineLink","date":"2001-08-14","archived":null},{"title":"Annual reports (No. 1 of 2003)","url":"https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs/Annual_Reports/~/media/wopapub/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/annual/2003/report1.ashx","publisher":"Australian Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee","date":"2003-05-01","archived":null}]}]}