A home with more than 20 cannabis plants growing inside has been discovered just west of the town’s CBD.
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Cootamundra Local Area Command detectives, Target Action Group officers and two crime scene officers conducted the search warrant at 7am on Friday.
Inside the small blue fibro house at 57 Currawong Street they located a sophisticated hydroponic set-up cultivating around seven kilos of plants and over one kilogram of cannabis head.
The plants - at different stages of maturity - had a street value of over $100,000.
A 47-year-old male from Young was arrested and charged with four offences.
He was released on strict conditional bail and will appear in Young Local Court on July 7.
Police say the accused was not living in the home at the timeand confirmed the property was being rented out purely for the purpose of drug cultivation.
They were alerted to the drug crop as a result of information supplied to police.
Sergeant Kristin Marshall said inquiries are continuing into the possibility of other people being involved.
On Friday afternoon the site was still being examined for fingerprints and DNA by Crime Scene officers.
"I'm very happy, it's a successful operation with a significant amount of cannabis recovered before making it onto the street," Sergeant Marshall said.
She said police will act on any information provided by the public.
“We are requesting anyone with further information into drug cultivation or supply to contact local police or Crime Stoppers," she said.