Two charged over cannabis and $110,000 cash found in Turner raid
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.
🇦🇺 Turner, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Two men were charged with drug offences after ACT Policing searched a home in
Turner, an inner Canberra suburb, at about 1pm on Saturday 7 November.[1]The
resident, a 35-year-old Turner man, was charged with one count of trafficking a
trafficable quantity of cannabis.[1]
He also faces four counts of knowingly being concerned in trafficking controlled
drugs other than cannabis, two counts of possessing an unauthorised prohibited
weapon and two counts of possessing property suspected of being proceeds of
crime.[1]Police say they seized clip-seal bags of dried cannabis along with
methylamphetamine, ketamine, cocaine, MDMA and heroin.[1]
The second man, who was at the house, was arrested on an outstanding warrant,
and a small amount of methamphetamine was found when his bag was searched at the
ACT Watch House.[1]He was subsequently charged with trafficking a controlled
drug other than cannabis.[1]
Officers also seized about $110,000 in cash, a laptop, three mobile phones, a
cash-counting machine, a taser, two gun-shaped lighters, and a white Audi RSQ3
and a BMW X5 that police suspect were bought with the proceeds of crime.[1]
The second man also applied for bail, and the court was told he had been charged
with trafficking methamphetamine and joint commission theft.[2]
Photos and video
Drugs, about $110,000 in cash and other items seized from the Turner home, laid out for police photographs. Photo: ACT PolicingPhoto details
Neither report gives a weight for the dried cannabis seized; only the charge of trafficking a trafficable quantity is stated.
The second man's charges differ between accounts: Canberra Daily gives one count of trafficking a controlled drug other than cannabis, while Region Canberra reports trafficking methamphetamine and joint commission theft.
Region Canberra names both accused men; the tracker records counts only, not names.
The outcome after the men's 8 December 2026 court mention was not reported at the time of these accounts.
The photograph is an ACT Policing handout; the same image also appears on Region Canberra.
Region Canberra describes search warrants in the plural, while Canberra Daily reports one warrant.
The exact number of people arrested is given by Canberra Daily only and is not repeated by Region Canberra, which counts two search warrant executions and describes two men in custody.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Region Canberra: The resident appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday 9 November, where a special magistrate said the police case alleged he was a "prolific drug dealer in a large variety of dangerous drugs" and refused him bail.
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.
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.
Police searched 15 properties across the Australian Capital Territory and seized 1,586 cannabis plants, about 70 kg of dried cannabis, cash and six vehicles. Nine people were charged with criminal-group and drug offences in what police called their largest ever operation against grow houses.
