More than 1000 cannabis plants have been seized from a property at Carrai, around 90 kilometres north-west of Kempsey. Officers searched the remote address on the Cochrane Fire Trail on Friday morning, uncovering 1064 cannabis plants, 100 litres of cannabis oil, and 10 kilograms of cannabis leaf. Three firearms and a large amount of ammunition, was also located. A 62-year man was arrested, and taken to Kempsey Police Station. He was charged with 13 offences, including cultivating a large commercial quantity of a prohibited plant. Originally published here: https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2019/01/26/man-charged-after-1000-cannabis-plants-seized-north-west-of-Kempsey/

The Royal Australian Navy has seized $155 million worth of hashish during an operation in the Arabian Sea. A fishing vessel was targeted after allegedly conducting illegal activity and was found to have 3.1 tonnes of cannabis resin on board. The haul was the third seized by HMAS Ballarat since arriving in the Middle East last November. Image: Royal Australian Navy Media Originally published here: https://www.news.com.au/video/id-5348771529001-5988833975001/australian-navy-seize-31-tonnes-of-hashish

The documents offer unprecedented insight into the challenges of establishing and regulating an industry where the product is traditionally ­illegal. Picture: AFP High demand for a stake in Australia’s medicinal cannabis industry — including from people with links to organised crime — has caught the regulator unprepared and under-resourced, an internal audit has found. Documents obtained under Freedom of Information laws show independent auditors hired by the Department of Health found the level of resourcing for the Medicinal Cannabis Section in the Office of Drug Control was “unsustainable”. The federal government anticipated there would be between one and 20 cultivators under the scheme,