Elaborate set-up: Police discover hydroponic drug house with 108 cannabis plants.
Fire led to drug discovery
A house with 108 cannabis plants was discovered in Cherrybrook last Wednesday.
Police made the discovery after links were found to another house on Beddington Road last Monday.
It is alleged a fire started when a transformer overheated.
Neighbours called Fire and Rescue despite protests from the owners.
Police found a number of cannabis plants in the house valued at $2000 each and a significant amount of cannabis leaf.
A number of items were seized including a laptop, which led to the investigation of another house in Francis Greenway Drive.
Two people were found at the house and a 40-year-old woman was charged with knowingly taking part in the cultivation of cannabis plants.
She will appear in Parramatta Local Court on April 4.
Mobile phone theft
Police charged a 28-year-old Castle Hill man with robbery last Monday after three mobile phones were stolen from a Castle Towers store and staff threatened with a screw driver.
The screw driver and a backpack were stolen from the store and a display cabinet forced open.
A Nokia and two Samsung mobile phones were taken.
A man was found in Mt Druitt later where he was charged and refused bail.
He faced Mt Druitt Local Court last Tuesday.
After hours shopping spree
A man was charged with breaking and entering last Monday at Castle Towers.
Security found a man in the closed Bardot clothing shop holding a handbag and a pair of jeans.
He later told police he thought it was Thursday night late shopping.
He will appear in Parramatta Local Court on April 4.
Double the speed limit
A Glenwood man has had his licence plates confiscated by police after being clocked driving 59km/h over the speed limit in Kellyville.
Police stopped the man on Memorial Road when he was detected driving at 119km/h in a 60km/h speed zone.
His licence was suspended and he was fined for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h.