Sydney`s chinese man was heard by a local court in Wyong on suspicion of planting 277 marijuana plants and stealing electricity from a hydropower station.
The 28-year-old man, Shenghe Chi,, who lives in Sydney`s Ashfield, refused to help translate Mandarin when he appeared in court in the Wyong District Court on May 19, the Daily Telegraph reported May 20.
Both the man involved confessed to the offences of planting marijuana and stealing electricity. The third accusation,, intentional access of children to the large-scale cultivation of illicit drugs, has been withdrawn by the New State Public Prosecution Service (DPP).
The case of Chishengyi will be heard again in the Wyong District Court on 2 June and subsequently transferred to the Gosford District Court for judgement.
Reportedly, a neighbor earlier reported to the police, which prompted the new state crime command drug and guns investigation team (SCCDFS) set up a special task force to investigate hydroponics.
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On 1 October 2019, during a police raid on several house in Granville、Dundas Valley、Eastwood、West Ryde、Epping and Northmead, Chi was arrested at 202 Wallarah Rd in Gorokan.
The police also arrest a 27-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man from Bankstown. who are also known to be was acciused to grow illegal drugs.
The Acting Superintendent of Police of the drug and guns Investigation Team said at the time that police had found "elaborate hydroponics" in eight homes in Gorokan and other places, with a total of 1,500 marijuana, with a black market value of approximately A $5.8 million.
Cook also said at the time that the two arrest in the Bankstown were "middle managers ". "They will look for a house and rent it with a fake house. Chi Sheng is a house-watcher, during the raid he was in the house. "He said.
