Published: November 15, 2019
Police allege man attempted to backburn to protect crop and hoped to benefit from government payments after blaze
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A 51-year-old man has been charged with lighting an out-of-control fire in the New South Wales northern tablelands in order to protect a cannabis crop.
The fast-moving blaze at Guyra Road in Ebor, north-east of Armidale, was burning across more than 2,000ha on Friday afternoon as it spread towards the Ebor township.
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