Some Auckland drug dealers could be in for a lean Christmas after police raided what they describe as a "huge" and sophisticated hydroponics cannabis operation.
Up to 1,000 plants and tens of thousands of dollars worth of cannabis heads were discovered in a warehouse in Onehunga on Monday after police followed up a tip-off from the public.
The heads have a street value of around $5,000 a pound and police say the total haul is worth up to $1 million.
Detective Sergeant Dave Nimmo said the alleged operation was huge and sophisticated.
"The cannabis plants range in size from seedlings to fully grown trees, so we've got a fair bit of product to move," Nimmo said.
Police also found a crossbow and a quantity of what appears to be methamphetamine, or ice.
A 35-year-old man from Onehunga was arrested and faces charges of cultivating cannabis and allowing a premises to be used for the purpose of cannabis cultivation.
Nimmo says
officers will execute further search warrants over the next few
days and further arrests are expected.
