South Australian Police are investigating after a cannabis grow house was uncovered at a Melrose Park home.[1] About 9.45 am on Thursday 12 November 2026, police attended the home to conduct a search.[1] Police identified the house was vacant, but found that a very large shed on the property contained eight individual cannabis grow rooms.[1]

Officers located a large commercial cultivation consisting of 142 cannabis plants, significant quantities of prescribed hydroponic equipment and half a kilogram of dry cannabis.[1] Southern District Crime Intelligence Branch officers are continuing investigations into the seizure.[1]