Police unearth $500,000 cannabis plantation - Nowra

Police are conducting investigations after unearthing a large cannabis plantation near Nowra this morning.

About 9am, Tuesday 27 March 2012, officers attached to the Nowra Drug Unit attended the Jerrawangala State Forrest where they located a large cannabis plantation.

Police will allege on Monday afternoon officers attached to the Police Airwing discovered the plantation during a fly over of the area.

Due to the remoteness of the location police had to be winched into the area before removing the crop of 257 cannabis plants.

The cannabis plants, with an estimated potential street value of $514,000, were seized and later destroyed.

Officers attached to the Nowra Drug Unit are continuing their investigations into the discovery.

Jerrawangala bends

The driver of a white Holden Commodore suffered minor injuries after he failed to make a left hand bend at the Jerrawangala bends on the Princes Hwy today (23 October 2011). The Holden drove on the incorrect side of the road for a 100 metres before going down and back up a storm water embankment the car stopping just a few metres from a large tree, an oncoming black 4WD narrowly missed a head-on with the Commodore. The driver was transported to Milton Hospital for a check-up.
 
Around the same time a motorcycle rider has had a very serious accident at Ash Fire road, Bendalong. Police are currently on-scene investigating the cause. A NSW Ambulance helicopter was tasked but was called off.

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