Two men charged after 575 cannabis plants seized at Wujal Wujal
Cooktown police charged a 63-year-old and a 38-year-old Bloomfield man after a search warrant at Bloodwood Road, Wujal Wujal, on 12 June 2026. Officers allegedly found 575 cannabis plants and more than 10 kilograms of dried cannabis; both men were issued notices to appear at Cooktown Magistrates Court on 15 July.
🇦🇺 Bloodwood Road, Wujal Wujal, Queensland · Australia
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Charged
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Plants destroyed
575
Cannabis
10 kg
Cooktown police charged two men with drug offences after executing a search
warrant in Wujal Wujal on Friday 12 June 2026.[1]It will be alleged
officers attended a Bloodwood Road property and located 575 cannabis plants
and more than 10 kilograms of dried cannabis.[1][2]
A 63-year-old Bloomfield man was charged with possessing dangerous drugs in a
Schedule 2 quantity of or exceeding Schedule 3, producing dangerous drugs in
the same quantity category, and possessing anything used in the commission of
a crime.[1]A 38-year-old Bloomfield man was charged with the same three
counts plus possessing utensils or pipes and an offence of buying or possessing
Schedule 4 or Schedule 8 medicines.[1]Both were issued a notice to appear
in Cooktown Magistrates Court on 15 July 2026.[1]
Photos and video
Cannabis plants seized during the Wujal Wujal search. Photo: Queensland Police Service, via Newsport Daily Source: Newsport Daily
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.
ACT Policing's Operation Margate dismantled 14 cannabis grow houses and destroyed 2,613 plants worth about $9 million between 2023 and June 2026. Six offenders were arrested and charged, with houses worth about $4.6 million restrained for forfeiture.
