Family Busted

Posted by on 15/06/2011

Three generations of one local family face drug dealing charges including cultivation of cannabis.

Two men will appear in the Waihi District Court next week charged with various offences including the selling and cultivation of cannabis.

Police found a substantial amount of cannabis, drug making utensils and cash when two homes in Waikino and one property in Waihi were searched recently.

A large amount of cannabis and cash was found at the Waihi property and the Waikino houses were found to have purpose built growing rooms with seedlings, mature plants and cannabis bagged ready for sale.

Police are following several leads and are interested in the movements of two other family members who may also be involved in the drug dealing, saying that further charges are likely.