Tony Greco was captured last month at a random traffic stop by highway patrol officers attached to Fairfield Local Area Command.

Police alleged he was behind a multi-million dollar cannabis crop unearthed in Dubbo in 2003, and say that Greco had been at large ever since the drug bust.

It is alleged he was involved in the cultivation of what was then described as a $30 million marijuana crop at a property on Days Road, 20km south of Dubbo on the Newell Highway.

He has been charged with cultivate commercial quantity of prohibited plants.

Wearing a grey top and black suit jacket, he appeared yesterday in court where the matter was adjourned until June 19.

He was conditionally bailed during his initial court appearance after being captured, and yesterday the prosecutor did not request bail.

The drug bust on Days Road was the biggest drug haul Dubbo had seen at the time.

It was part of a series of busts in the region, still considered some of the largest in the State.

In February 2003, 30 police converged on the property ‘Terrabella’ to execute the search warrant.

Police alleged up to five acres of the property had been planted with the illegal crop.

The plants were planted closely together in bush land and were watered with an elaborate irrigation system.

The crop has since been destroyed.

Three men were arrested and charged at the time, but Greco had been unsuccessfully sought by police until now.

Just days after discovering that crop, evidence of another crop of about 5000 plants ripped from the ground was found near Ballimore.

The second crop was believed to have had an estimated street value of $10 million or more.