By Patrick Byrne, The Courier
An illegal immigrant who cultivated huge amounts of cannabis in an Alfredton home will be deported to Vietnam after his upcoming County Court hearing.
The raid on September 3, 2013. PICTURE: JUSTIN WHITELOCK/The Courier
Trang Van Nguyen, 26, appeared briefly in Ballarat Magistrates Court on Friday where Crown prosecutors dropped charges including trafficking commercial quantities of cannabis.
Nguyen, who evaded police arrest for months after the September 3, 2013, raid of an Alfredton home, on Friday pleaded guilty to one charge of cultivating a commercial quantity of cannabis.
Previous court hearings have heard a police search of the Leicester Court property uncovered an elaborate hydroponic cannabis set-up consisting of almost 200 mature plants.
Co-accused Sih-Yu Wu, 31, a Taiwanese national, in June pleaded not guilty to charges including trafficking a commercial quantity of cannabis and cultivating a commercial quantity of cannabis.
Wu, who is on bail, will face trial in the County Court in coming months.
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