Police bust pot grow op in King Township worth estimated $6.5M

York Regional Police say they’ve busted an enormous pot grow op in King Township worth an estimated $6.5 million. The operation — which police say was found after complaints from residents — was positioned at 570 Strawberry Lane. Investigators say they discovered a “large-scale” marijuana grow op, with over 288 kilograms of harvested hashish, and greater than 4,000 vegetation. “Additional investigation revealed that there have been three Well being Canada licences in place that allowed for every licence holder or their designate to grow a complete of 875 vegetation on their behalf for medical functions,” police stated in a information launch. Police say they searched 22 greenhouses on the property. (York Regional Police) Police searched a home and 22 greenhouses on the property on July 27. Investigators say they found the variety of vegetation exceeded the restrict permitted by the licences, and the pot was being grown in an unregulated, unlawful and unsafe manner. There was additionally no high quality management, environmental issues or on-site safety, police say. “This legal enterprise was working nicely in extra of Well being Canada authorizations to grow hashish for medical functions,” stated police Chief Eric Jolliffe, in a press release. The property was positioned at 570 Strawberry Lane. (York Regional Police) “Over and above the neighborhood security dangers related to unsafe wiring and using chemical compounds, all too typically, police are figuring out private and designated manufacturing licence holders which are rising extreme quantities of hashish underneath Well being Canada authorizations. “The product is then diverted to the illicit market by organized crime teams to produce unlawful dispensaries, export exterior of Canada and trafficked in our native communities.” A 43-year-old man from Laval, Quebec and a 36-year-old man from Montreal at the moment are going through costs of possession of marijuana for the aim of trafficking and producing marijuana. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/king-township-grow-op-bust-1.4773097?cmp=rss