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Plant enthusiast is charged after stealing 45 bonsai plants worth $30,000 from his neighbours

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Plant enthusiast is charged after stealing 45 bonsai plants worth $30,000 from his neighbours

A plant enthusiast has been charged after stealing 45 bonsai trees worth $30,000 from his neighbours in Sydney’s south west.

Multiple residents in Fairfield complained to police that their plants had been stolen from their homes.

Officers from Fairfield City Police Area Command launched an investigation and attended a home on Prospect Road in Canley Vale about 2.50pm Friday.

A plant enthusiast has been charged for stealing 45 bonsai trees worth $30,000 from their neighbours in Sydney's south-west

A plant enthusiast has been charged for stealing 45 bonsai trees worth $30,000 from their neighbours in Sydney's south-west

A plant enthusiast has been charged for stealing 45 bonsai trees worth $30,000 from their neighbours in Sydney’s south-west

Multiple residents in Fairfield have found plants had been stolen from their homes and reported it to police

Multiple residents in Fairfield have found plants had been stolen from their homes and reported it to police

Multiple residents in Fairfield have found plants had been stolen from their homes and reported it to police

They found 45 bonsai plants in the backyard, with an estimated value of $30,000.

A 44-year-old man was arrested and taken to Fairfield police station.

He was charged with recklessly dealing with proceeds of crime and goods suspected of being stolen on or in a premises.

Police are now working to give the plants back to their rightful owners.

Images and video from NSW Police shows the multiple plants ranging in size, with some more than one-metre tall

Images and video from NSW Police shows the multiple plants ranging in size, with some more than one-metre tall

Images and video from NSW Police shows the multiple plants ranging in size, with some more than one-metre tall

Bonsai is a form of Japanese art where plant owners grow plants in small containers and make them look like full-sized trees

Bonsai is a form of Japanese art where plant owners grow plants in small containers and make them look like full-sized trees

Bonsai is a form of Japanese art where plant owners grow plants in small containers and make them look like full-sized trees

They are caring for the plants and watering them in the meantime.

Images and video from NSW Police show the multiple plants ranging in size, with some more than one metre tall. 

Bonsai is a form of Japanese art where plant owners grow plants in small containers and make them look like full-sized trees. 

The man was granted bail and is due to appear in Fairfield Local Court on January 15, 2021.  

They found 45 bonsai plants in the backyard, with an estimated value of $30,000

They found 45 bonsai plants in the backyard, with an estimated value of $30,000

They found 45 bonsai plants in the backyard, with an estimated value of $30,000

Source: Daily Mail Australia | World News

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