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Echuca man issued cannabis caution

AN ECHUCA man has escaped punishment after a drug raid at his home.

Police carried out a search warrant at an Ogilvie Ave property on Friday, November 13, where they found a small amount quantity of cannabis.

The man was issued with a cannabis caution.

It followed an unrelated drug raid on the same day in Rochester.

Two grow rooms containing 40 cannabis plants were found at a Mackay St property and sheds.

The occupant, a 52-year-old man, was charged with cultivating and possessing cannabis.

He was bailed to appear in Echuca Magistrates’ Court on March 9, 2021.

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