Police allegedly seized 170 marijuana plants in a raid on a Kemblawarra premises on Friday afternoon.
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The estimated street value of the marijuana is $350,000.
Shortly after 5pm police entered the property in Shellharbour Road.
In a shed at the rear of the premises police allegedly found the plants growing in what was described as an “enhanced hydroponic system”.
Police also allege the power meter had been bypassed in order to provide electricity for the lights used to grow the plants.
A 33-year-old man from Cabramatta was allegedly found in the shed at the time of the raid.
Police said no other person was found on the premises.
He was arrested and taken to Lake Illawarra police station where he was later charged with indoor cultivation of a prohibited plant and using electricity without authority.
He appeared before Wollongong Bail Court on Saturday morning where he was refused bail.
The man will return to court on Monday.