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A MAN accused of being in possession of 33kg of cannabis and more than $21,000 in cash near Tamworth has fronted court for the first time.
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Anthony John Melville appeared in Tamworth Local Court on Monday, June 5, after he was arrested following a secret raid at an Eloura Road property at Tintinhull last month.
The 56-year-old is facing four charges including possessing a prohibited drug; supplying more than a commercial quantity of drugs; cultivating a prohibited plant; and possessing explosives.
He was not required to enter pleas during the brief mention of the case.
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Magistrate Julie Soars ordered police to compile a brief of evidence and serve it on Melville's defence solicitor before the case returns to court in August.
Melville - who has been on bail since his arrest during the raid on the morning of May 24 - had his bail continued in court.
At the time, police allege they uncovered almost 33kg of cannabis leaf, more than $21,000 in cash, and a mobile phone.
The Oxley Proactive Crime Team also said officers seized five plants, ranging up to two metres in height, after combing the property for more than three hours.
Police claimed the cannabis seized had a street value of more than $100,000.
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