OPP Executes Another Bust, Seizes a Reported $870,000 Worth of Cannabis Plants

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op

Earlier this week, the OPP, along with members of the Northumberland and Peterborough Community Street Crime Unit, seized 870 cannabis plants from a property in the area of Trent Hills Ont.

The police allege the value of the cannabis is $870,000, reports Global News. Two men from Toronto have been charged.

The OPP seems to have increased its focus on illicit grow operations over the last month, executing search warrants across Southern Ontario.

In early August, the OPP made another bust in the Peterborough area, reportedly seizing $3.9 million worth of cannabis and other property, including 41 pounds of “processed” cannabis, 31 pounds of cannabis extract and almost 3,500 plants.

Last week, again in the Kawartha Lakes area, OPP seized more than 15,000 plants from an illicit grow. According to police, the raid was carried out as part of an ongoing investigation into the cultivation of illicit cannabis.

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