Sydney cannabis bust reveals 'dangerous' cable nest
These cannabis farmers did not abide by appropriate health and safety regulations
Australian police found something absolutely shocking when they raided a warehouse owned by cannabis farmers.
They also found a large number of cannabis plants.
It was revealed that these criminals were not abiding by appropriate health and safety standards - a huge tangle of piggy-backed power cables was unearthed by the shocked officers from the New South Wales police force.
The plants Photo: NSW police
The elaborate electricity system featured power allegedly stolen from a substation and routed through a nest of power boards and cables.
A police spokesman called the cabling "dangerous" and said fires often broke out in so-called "hydro houses".
The estimated the street value of the 653 plants at A$2.2m ($1.6m; £1m).
Two men, aged 53
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