Two Sunshine Coast men will spend the next several months in jail after being caught growing almost 400 marijuana plants on a Mary Valley property. Eumundi s Steven John Douglas Best and Cooroy s Stephen John Halpin were sentenced in Brisbane District Court on Wednesday. The pair had last week faced a Gympie court where they pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to a sophisticated hydroponic set-up they established at Carters Ridge. Gympie District Court was told police seized 49.5kg of marijuana plants with a wholesale value of more than $360,000 at the property. Almost half of the plants were more than 1m high.
Two Sunshine Coast men will spend the next several months in jail after being caught growing almost 400 marijuana plants on a Mary Valley property. Eumundi s Steven John Douglas Best and Cooroy s Stephen John Halpin were sentenced in Brisbane District Court on Wednesday. The pair had last week faced a Gympie court where they pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to a sophisticated hydroponic set-up they established at Carters Ridge. Gympie District Court was told police seized 49.5kg of marijuana plants with a wholesale value of more than $360,000 at the property. Almost half of the plants were more than 1m high.