Grey Bruce OPP say over $12 million in illegal cannabis plants have been seized in Rockford.
Police say on June 30, 2021, the Grey Bruce OPP, Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), OPP Canine Unit, OPP Aviation Services, OPP Provincial Assets and Forfeiture Unit, and the Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Team executed a search warrant on a property located in the Municipality of Meaford.
As a result of the investigation, seven individuals were arrested. Police say they charged a 57 year old of no fixed address, a 63 year old from Scarborough, a 42 year old from Toronto, a 29 year old from Markham, a 60 year old from Markham, a 60 year old from Scarborough and a 58 year old from Scarborough.
They face charges of Cultivate, propagate or harvest any cannabis plant at a place that is not their dwelling house, and Possession for the purpose of distributing.
OPP say a search of the property resulted in the seizure of 11,309 illegal cannabis marijuana plants, as well as numerous other offence related assets. The total value of the property seized is estimated at approximately $12,150,830.
The individuals are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on July 29, 2021.