Hidden drug lab found under shipping container in Karnup, south of Perth, parallel to hit movie ‘The Gentlemen’
- Drug setup discovered under shipping container
- Lab found in Karnup, south of Perth
Incredible vision has revealed the moment when police allegedly discovered a sophisticated drug system hidden under a hatch on the floor of a shipping container shed.
Police made the surprising discovery last week during an early morning raid on an address in Karnup, a regional suburb south of Perth.
The footage shows a green metal shipping container standing next to a regular garage, with items such as a speaker and a trolley scattered on the grass nearby.
The setup is reminiscent of the movie ‘The Gentlemen’ in which a drug lord hides his operations underground – including a weed farm under a shipping container.
Incredible vision has revealed the moment when police discovered a sophisticated drug setup hidden under a hatch on the floor of a shipping container shed
Police made the surprising discovery last week during an early morning raid on an address in Karnup, a regional suburb south of Perth.
As the officer, who appears to be filming on their phone, walks into the shed, boxes of insulation can be seen piled up on the left wall, with an open hatch behind the boxes.
A steep staircase under the hatch, with numerous power points next to it, leads to a bunker made up of more shipping containers that had been buried underground.
View from the bunker, built on the 20-acre site, shows a desk and chair and multiple plants, which police claim are cannabis.
Police will claim that the bunker contained a commercial-scale hydroponic cannabis grow kit
upwards; including WI-FI automatic running water systems, lighting and a carbon dioxide supply system.
Agents confiscated 25 plants from the bunker.
The setup is reminiscent of the movie ‘The Gentlemen’ where a drug lord hides his operations underground – including a weed farm under a shipping container (pictured acto Matthew McConaughey was one of the cast in the film directed by Guy Ritchie)
As the officer, who appears to be filming on their phone, walks into the shed, boxes of insulation can be seen piled up on the left wall, with an open hatch behind the boxes.
It will further be claimed that a makeshift clandestine drug lab was then found in a granny flat separate from the main house.
Police have since charged two men for the find.
A 46-year-old man was charged with growing a banned plant with intent to sell or supply it, possession of a prohibited drug (cannabis) and possession of a controlled weapon.
A 48-year-old man was charged with manufacturing a prohibited drug (attempt).
Both will appear before the Perth Magistrates Court on September 13.
It will further be alleged that a makeshift clandestine drug lab was subsequently found in a granny flat separate from the main house.