PHOTO: ODT FILESA Tauranga retiree busted with a large-scale cannabis operation at his home says his crime was not motivated by greed. Earlier this week, Price pleaded guilty in Tauranga District Court to charges of cultivating cannabis, selling or supplying cannabis plant, and possession of the drug for supply. Police found 364 cannabis plants growing at Price's home, and multiple growing operations inside a tent in a shed, and a ceiling cavity in the lounge of his house. Police said the growing operation was sophisticated and based on estimated yield and price per ounce, Price could have made between $86,000 and $260,000 a year if sold. He said he never intended carrying on the cannabis growing operation long-term.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 01, 2020 05:03 UTC