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Nineteen people face criminal charges following massive police raids in Essex County Wednesday that resulted in the seizure of more than 20,000 illegal cannabis plants.
At 8 a.m., members of the OPP-led provincial joint force cannabis enforcement team executed five search warrants at three greenhouses and two residences on County Road 34 and County Road 31 in Kingsville, and on Seacliff Drive West in Leamington.
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Officers from multiple OPP units seized just over 20,000 cannabis plants, more than 1,400 pounds of processed cannabis, a quantity of Canadian currency and cannabis processing equipment.