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Subscriber only A Vietnamese man has pleaded guilty to his involvement in the alleged cultivation of an estimated $17.79 million dollars worth of cannabis in the Northern Rivers. Trong Tung Tran appeared before Lismore Local Court on Wednesday, where he pleaded guilty to cultivating a large commercial quantity of cannabis. Police had raided an address on Bungawalbin Whiporie Road, Gibberage in June 2020, where they allegedly found a large-scale cultivation of cannabis at a remote 48.5ha property. Police allegedly located and seized 7200 cannabis plants on the property and about 50kg of cannabis head with an estimated potential street value of $17.79 million.
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A Vietnamese man has pleaded guilty to his involvement in the alleged cultivation of an estimated $17.79 million dollars worth of cannabis in the Northern Rivers.
Trong Tung Tran appeared before Lismore Local Court on Wednesday, where he pleaded guilty to cultivating a large commercial quantity of cannabis.
Police had raided an address on Bungawalbin Whiporie Road, Gibberage in June 2020, where they allegedly found a large-scale cultivation of cannabis at a remote 48.5ha property.
Police allegedly located and seized 7200 cannabis plants on the property and about 50kg of cannabis head with an estimated potential street value of $17.79 million.
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Subscriber only Four Vietnamese men who allegedly cultivated an estimated $17.79 million dollars-worth of cannabis are disputing the facts of the case against them. Trong Tung Tran, Khac Ngoc Mai, Kien Sy Ngo and Giang Hoang are each charged with cultivating a prohibited plant with a large commercial quantity and participating in a criminal group activity. The group were arrested in June over their alleged involvement in a large-scale cultivation of cannabis at a remote 48.5ha property on Bungawalbin Whiporie Road, Gibberage. Police allegedly located and seized 7200 cannabis plants on the property and about 50kg of cannabis head with an estimated potential street value of $17.79 million.