Niagara-on-the-Lake:
CAN (ON): Marijuana crop in former Mori Nurseries greenhouse
Niagara Regional Police say they have been investigating the property for several months, and learned from Health Canada that there were medical marijuana licences issued for that address, but believed the operation was outside the parameters of the Health Canada regulations and that marijuana was being grown illegally.
Police found 765 marijuana plants growing in a large greenhouse on the property, and the authorized licence holders were not present at the time the warrant was executed. The men arrested had no legal authority to produce marijuana at that address, the police said.
On Tuesday two men were arrested and charged with unlawful production of a controlled substance. Charged and released from custody on an Officer in Charge Undertaking were Yong Zhao, 36, and Li Yi Cao, 30. These charges have not been proven in court.
Police say they are continuing their investigation and anticipate more criminal charges will be laid.
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