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Cannabis discovered in potting mix |
MORE than 2600 street deals of cannabis, hidden inside bags of potting mix, have been seized by police.
| Police yesterday raided a series of premises across Adelaide and in areas south of the city in their ongoing investigation of the trafficking of cannabis grown in South Australia for the Sydney market. |  | | Drug Investigation Branch boss Detective Chief Inspector Peter Giles said 8kg of cannabis was found when police went to a trucking company in the city's western suburbs. |
It was found in sealed plastic bags, hidden inside larger bags of potting mix.
The drugs had been loaded onto a pallet for transport to Sydney, but Insp Giles said it was not alleged anyone at the trucking company was involved.
Police also found 480 cannabis plants growing at various locations and about $18,000 in cash.
Three men were arrested in relation to the drugs, two from Adelaide aged 37 and 45 and a 54-year-old man from Sydney.
They were charged with trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug and with cultivating a commercial quantity of controlled plants.
They were all refused police bail and were expected to appear in court today.
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