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Part of a rural property and $10,000 in cash have been forfeited after a police investigation into a cannabis operation in Greymouth.

Part of a rural property near Greymouth and $10,000 in cash have been forfeited following a police investigation into a cannabis operation on the West Coast.

Part of a rural property near Greymouth and $10,000 in cash have been forfeited following a police investigation into a cannabis operation. Photo: NZ Police

In 2019, 136 plants were found at the home of 52-year-old Mark Rissman, during the execution of a search warrant by Greymouth police.

He was convicted of cultivating cannabis and possessing a firearm without a licence. Rissman was subsequently fined $3000 and sentenced to two months home detention.

Asset recovery action was taken in relation to approximately $10,000 in cash and the property itself.

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