Waikato cannabis operation: Eight arrested after 14 grow houses uncovered
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- Police found 14 Vietnamese-run indoor cannabis grow houses across Waikato during searches in recent months.
- The facilities contained about 200 to 600 plants each, while police recovered tonnes of cannabis and reported up to 750 kilograms at one site.
- Eight people were arrested after 580 plants were found at a Frankton property.
Police have uncovered 14 indoor cannabis grow houses across Waikato, with facilities linked to Vietnamese nationals containing hundreds of plants each.
The Organised Crime Squad found the sites during multiple searches in recent months. Each grow house contained about 200 to 600 plants, and police recovered tonnes of cannabis from the operation.
Eight people were arrested after officers found 580 plants at a site in Frankton. The operation also involved a reported haul of up to 750 kilograms of cannabis.
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