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Cannabis bust following fire: Dapto

Monday, October 5, 2015

Police have allegedly uncovered a massive hydroponic cannabis operation after attending a house fire in Dapto.

The blaze started in the roof of the house on Marshall Street yesterday afternoon and was quickly extinguished by emergency services with minimal damage caused.

However upon further inspection, Lake Illawarra Police located about 200 cannabis plants and an amount of dried cannabis.

No-one was home at the time of the fire.

A crime scene has been set up as investigations into the incident continue.