3,700 plants seized from illicit cannabis grow in Ontario
Police estimate the value of the raid at $3.7M
Kathryn Tindale
Police in Ontario say they’ve seized nearly $4 million of illicit weed from a North Bay building.
In a statement issued Friday, the Ontario Provincial Police say that a Cannabis Act search warrant was used at an industrial building on Exeter Road in North Bay on Wednesday.
As a result, officers seized about 3,700 cannabis plants at various stages of growth and “numerous drug-related paraphernalia.”
#OPPStreetCrime Unit (CSCU) and #NorthBayOPP Crime Unit executed a Cannabis Act search warrant on Exeter Rd in North Bay. 5 individuals were charged and approximately 3700 cannabis plants were seized at various stages of growth. Approximate street value of $ 3.7 million ^cm
Police estimate the street value of the cannabis is about $3.7 million.
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Five people in the building at the time were arrested and charged with cultivating, propagating or harvesting cannabis plants at a place that isn’t their home.
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