A Vietnamese man in Melbourne, real estate in (Belgrave), Belgrave, was used as a marijuana plantation and confiscated by authorities.
Vietnamese man Nguyen Tanhui (Thanh Huy Nguyen, tried to prove to court that he knew nothing about his house being used to grow marijuana, the Pioneer Sun reported. However, judge Misoe (Philip Misso) did not approve, ordering the confiscation of house sale money.
Police raided Ruan Tan-hui's real estate, device on October 3, 2017, and seized 387 marijuana strains weighing 300 kilograms, according to court documents.
Mr Nguyen claims he bought the real estate, to provide accommodation to Vietnamese relatives who came to Australia to visit him. However, these relatives change was heartwarming. So he decided to rent out house and post a rental ad on fb, a social networking platform.
Mr Nguyen said he had never been to house after he succeeded in renting, only to meet tenants or others monthly at the mall of (Springvale) in Springville for rent. It was not until the tenant stopped paying the rent that he contacted him and found that house had been searched by the police and that the tenant had been "presumed" by arrest.
Judge Misoe said: "I think there is evidence that the person who purchased the real estate was to allow it to become a marijuana plant house. The person concerned wanted to create a distance from the actual grower, so he adopted the tactics of signing the lease. "
Ruan Tan-hui did not knowingly grow marijuana in real estate, and the proceeds from the sale of real estate should be confiscated.
