Members of the Drug Enforcement Section executed a search warrant at a residence in Gray yesterday.

A search of the premises located two hydroponics growing rooms, 14 cannabis plants, 620 rounds of unsecured ammunition and evidence of interference with an electrical meter.

The 32-year-old male occupant was arrested and conveyed to the Darwin Watch House and later charged with:

Cultivate prohibited plants (cannabis) - trafficable
Possess a dangerous drug - cannabis
Interfere with an electrical meter device
Unlawful appropriation of power
Fail to meet storage requirements
Possess ammunition without a license/permit

He was bailed to appear in the Darwin Magistrate's Court on 22 October.


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