A western Sydney man will front court on Tuesday charged with manufacturing a commercial quantity of drugs after $700,000 worth of “magic mushrooms” were found in a backyard shed.
A 26-year-old man was pulled over by police on Pennant Hills Road in West Pennant Hills on February 3.
Detectives raided his car, seizing magic mushrooms, cocaine, $50,000 cash and two knives.
Officers then stormed a home on Merrylands Road in Greystanes where they allegedly uncovered a hidden drug lab in a backyard shed that contained shelves upon shelves of magic mushrooms, weighing 46kg in total.
The 26-year-old man was arrested at a Silverwater facility on Monday morning.
He was charged with manufacturing and supplying a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug, and organise/conduct/assist a drug premises.
He was refused bail and will appear at Parramatta Local Court on Tuesday.
The major bust came after police launched Strike Force Bagster, an operation targeting the manufacturing of illicit substances in the region.