Police in Australia are still looking for the grower responsible for a massive, illegal cannabis grow in a Sydney suburb that housed just shy of 500 plants.
Signs that a property is a so-called hydro house include increased security measures such as roller shutters, fences and vicious dogs in the yard, increased use of both water and electricity, locks or other methods in place to prevent access to the electricity meter box, disposal of large amounts of garbage and large quantities of chemicals and fertilizers around the premises.
Recreational cannabis remains federally illegal in Australia.
Prime Lawyers reports that state law in NSW deems 250 cannabis plants a commercial quantity and 1,000 or more plants a large commercial amount, while for cannabis plants (enhanced indoor), those quantities are 500 and 200, respectively. For both types, 50 plants are considered an indictable quantity.
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