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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.
Police raid grow-ops seizing $18M worth of cannabis and arresting 19
OPP say they seized more than 20,000 cannabis plants, more than 1,400 pounds of processed cannabis, some Canadian currency and marijuana processing equipment.
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Posted: May 07, 2021 1:28 PM ET | Last Updated: May 7
OPP say they seized more than 20,000 cannabis plants, more than 1,400 pounds of processed cannabis, some Canadian currency and marijuana processing equipment. (Olivier Plante/CBC)
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Author of the article: Brian Cross
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Neighbours in Fontainebleau who endured a “24-hour skunk smell” wafting from a backyard filled with legal tree-like cannabis plants last year, are fearing a repeat this growing season.
That’s because a report on cannabis odours prompted by their petition and a council question by Ward 8 Coun. Gary Kaschak is suggesting a cautious approach to any sort of clampdown on backyard growers. The report from the city’s legal department recommends waiting to see the outcomes of a legal challenge to Leamington’s cannabis regulation bylaw as well as an ongoing review by Health Canada of its regulatory
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