Real Estate Agents are reminded to carry out proper background checks on prospective tenants, and review current lettings in light of the recent rise in rented premises which have been used to grow commercial quantities of cannabis.
Police recently charged a man over the discovery of a $600,000 cannabis crop inside a house in Kingsgrove.
The man was charged with cultivating a commercial quantity of cannabis using a sophisticated hydroponics set-up. Two rooms and a garage were used to grow the plants, where heaters, ceiling exhaust fans and fluorescent lights had been installed. Police stumbled across the cannabis crop after they were called to the house when it caught on fire. Whilst the exact cause of the fire is still being investigated, police say it is likely that the equipment being used to grow the cannabis overheated.
