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Rotorua Rental Turned Cannabis Factory | Auckland News
A Rotorua landlord’s nightmare unfolds as her rental property is secretly transformed into a high-tech cannabis grow house by a Vietnamese crime syndicate posing as a legit Auckland painter. Over six million dollars’ worth of weed was uncovered in a single raid, with 14 properties seized — all while the landlord remained blissfully unaware for months. The damage? Thousands in repairs, uncertain insurance coverage, and a chilling reminder that even “perfect” tenants can be fronts for criminal operations. Police are hunting the syndicate’s Auckland ringleader as part of a nationwide crackdown…
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