65 kg of cannabis seized in Palmerston as two men face commercial charges
Northern Territory Police seized more than 65 kg of cannabis, two firearms and $133,000 in cash in searches across Palmerston in late September 2014. A 51-year-old South Australian man and a 30-year-old local man were charged with possessing and supplying a commercial quantity of cannabis.
🇦🇺 Palmerston (Woodroffe) · Northern Territory, Australia
Northern Territory Police searched a storage shed, two hotel rooms and a home in Woodroffe, Palmerston, on Thursday and Friday, 25 and 26 September 2014.[1]In one seizure, officers found about 65 kg of cannabis packed in 144 individual pound bags ready for sale, along with a large amount of cash.[1]A further search turned up more cash and cannabis, two firearms and three large boxes of fireworks, bringing the seized cash to $133,000, which police described as believed proceeds of crime.[1]
Police arrested a 51-year-old South Australian man in a hotel room on the Friday and a 30-year-old man at a home on Sibbald Crescent in Woodroffe.[1]Both men were charged with possessing a commercial quantity of cannabis and supplying a commercial quantity of cannabis, and were due to appear in the Darwin Magistrates Court on Monday 29 September.[1]
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Seized items from the Palmerston operation, in a Northern Territory Police photo published with the release on the seizure.Photo details
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