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Ontario Provincial Police seized 72,000 cannabis plants worth over $79 million from four illegal production sites exploited by non-Indigenous organized crime networks.
- On September 23, the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and the Tyendinaga Police Service dismantled four illicit cannabis sites and seized 72,000 plants on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.
- Police say non-Indigenous organized criminal networks ran large-scale production on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, with most profits not invested in or used by the community.
- Between October 1 and October 7, officers seized 46,700 cannabis plants, 4 lbs of dried cannabis and THC extract, 3.7 million contraband cigarettes and 35,600 kg of fine-cut tobacco.
- The raids produced 53 charges and left 24 people in custody, including 19 non-community members, police said.
- Investigators found illegal dumping into the Bay of Quinte, a depleted quarry, and impacts to the water table, police said, according to Acting Sergeant Chris Brinklow.
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Windsor man arrested after OPP dismantle illegal cannabis operation near Belleville
Twenty-four people, including a Windsor man, face charges after the Ontario Provincial Police dismantled an illegal cannabis grow operation near Belleville.The OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Tyendinaga Police Service, and the Canada Border Services Agency executed search warrants for non-Indigenous organized criminal networks on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory on September 23 and September 24.During that operation, police dismantled fou…
24 people charged in multi-million dollar illegal cannabis bust
Thousands of cannabis plants, 53 charges and 24 people in custody after Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) busted an illegal cannabis production operation near Belleville, Ont. According to officials, the enforcement efforts took place between Oct. 1 to 7 in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. The investigation and seizure of millions of dollars’ worth of dried plants involved […]
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Additional Charges Laid and Illicit Cannabis Plants Seized An additional 46,700 illicit cannabis plants have been seized, and 53 charges were laid aga
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