A Deer Park man will contest charges of cultivating more than 250 kilograms of cannabis plants at a Sunshine North factory.
Quoc Danh Pham, 48, was last month bailed after being charged with cultivating 258 kilograms of narcotic plants, drug possession, electricity theft and being in possession of suspected proceeds of crime.
The Supreme Court heard police raided the factory on September 2.
They said four men, including Pham, attempted to flee the scene.
Police seized 532 cannabis plants and sophisticated hydroponic equipment operating from an electrical bypass.
The court heard Pham told police it was the first time he’d attended the factory and he was only there to help a friend deliver drinks. Pham had $1250 in his pocket. A committal mention is scheduled for Melbourne Magistrates Court on November 26.
