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Four charged over alleged criminal syndicate as $6m cannabis seized The 28-year-old was arrested at a unit in Rhodes, in Sydney's inner west about 6am. About an hour later a rural property in Schofields, on the outskirts of the city, was raided and police found about 2000 marijuana plants. Nearly $6 million of cannabis was uncovered at Schofields on the outskirts of Sydney today.(9News) "They seem from the outset that they are a rural property, growing any normal plantation," Detective Acting Superintendent Jayne Doherty said today. But detectives instead found cannabis is worth an estimated ...

Occasional cocaine use drives drug’s increased popularity, funding violent gangs Save Normal text size Advertisement A record one in 24 Australians say they used cocaine in 2019 and police are warning the growing number of young recreational users that their habit is funding and fuelling violent organised crime on city streets. Research from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, released on Thursday, found cocaine use has continued to surge, with the jump in reported use between 2016 and 2019 the highest on record. After 2.5 per cent of people aged 14 and over reported doing coc...

An innocent photo of NRL star Josh Addo-Carr celebrating the Melbourne Storm's 2020 Grand Final win has sparked controversy among footy fans and triggered a backlash from some of Sydney's most feared street gangs. The winger can be seen throwing up the hand signal 67 in a nod to Doonside - the gritty Western Sydney suburb where he was born, which has the postcode 2767. Another high-profile figure from the area is notorious drill rapper Hooligan Hefs, who pens songs glorifying guns, gangs and street violence. After the Storm speedster made the hand gesture during a post-match interview, a soc...