Victoria Police seize 1,200 cannabis plants at Tooradin crop house
On 16 July 2025 Victoria Police searched a rural property on Hardys Road at Tooradin, seizing more than 1,200 cannabis plants valued at about AUD 3.6 million, isolating an illegal power bypass before entry, and arresting three men, two of whom were charged with cultivating a large commercial quantity.
On 16 July 2025 detectives from Victoria Police’s Southern Metro Region Divisional Response Unit
executed a search warrant at a rural property on Hardys Road in Tooradin.[1][2]
Inside a crop house they seized more than 1,200 cannabis plants, which police described as a
commercial quantity with an estimated potential street value of about AUD 3.6 million.[1][2]
The property was illegally connected to the street electricity supply, and specialists had to
isolate power before officers could enter safely.[1][2]
A 39-year-old St Albans man and a 43-year-old man of no fixed address tried to run from the
property but were arrested with help from the drone unit and dog squad.[1][2]Both were charged
with cultivating a large commercial quantity of cannabis and remanded to appear at Melbourne
Magistrates’ Court on 17 July.[1][2]
A 48-year-old Doncaster man was also arrested at the scene, interviewed, and was expected to be
charged on summons according to the police release quoted by both outlets.[1][2]
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Police said a 48-year-old Doncaster man was interviewed and expected to be charged on summons; the opened releases did not report the follow-up charge.
The Star Community release republished the Victoria Police account and did not add plant counts by growth stage.
Police seized 521 mature hydroponically grown cannabis plants and cultivation equipment while searching a home on Brooks Parade in Belmont, Lake Macquarie, and two neighbouring properties on 9 November 2026. No occupants were found; police put the plants' potential street value at $1,042,000 and said inquiries were continuing.
ACT Policing charged two 35-year-old men, one with trafficking a trafficable quantity of cannabis, after searching a Turner home on 7 November and seizing dried cannabis, several other drugs, about $110,000 in cash and two luxury cars. The homeowner was refused bail on 9 November; the second man, arrested on a warrant, applied for bail.
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.
Hunter Valley police seized 280 plants at Denman on 29 September 2026 and 925 more at Muswellbrook and Singleton Heights on 1 October, taking Operation Cages to 1,465 plants worth about $4 million; two men, 36 and 56, were charged and refused bail.
