A man has been charged and more than $3 million worth of marijuana was seized after a major drug bust across the NSW Central Coast and Sydney uncovered several sophisticated hydroponic grow houses.

A rural property was discovered near Gosford that was being used for the large-scale farming of cannabis.

On Thursday, police searched the property on Berecry Road, Mangrove Mountain, and found 630 cannabis plants worth more than $2.2 million.

Cannabis plants seized as part of the operation. (NSW Police)

A 25-year-old Parramatta man who was found at the property was arrested and taken to Gosford Police Station.

The total cost of all plants seized during the raid is over $3 million. (NSW Police)

Two more homes next door to one another in Parramatta were also raided at 11pm that same day.

During the raids, officers found a sophisticated indoor hydroponic cannabis set-up within one of the homes and seized 230 cannabis plants.

An inside look at one of the houses raided by police. (NSW Police)

A number of electronic devices and pieces of equipment were also seized.

The Parramatta man was charged and refused bail. He will appear at Gosford Local Court on July 23.

Three properties in total were raided during police investigations. (NSW Police)
A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the crime. (NSW Police)

In total during the operation, officers seized cannabis with a combined estimated potential street value of more than $3 million.

Cannabis arrests account for the greatest number of illicit drug arrests in Australia.

The interior of one of the grow houses uses for mass farming and distribution of marijuana. (NSW Police)

In 2017-18, there were 72,381 cannabis arrests across the country.



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