Niagara Regional Police have busted what they call a 'large scale marijuana grow operation' in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Investigators say due to community concerns and several complaints regarding the operation, they started investigating the Lakeshore Road property.
Police executed a search warrant and arrested 11 people.
The Lakeshore Road property has 4 separate legal marijuana grow licenses, however police say not one of the persons named on the licenses were at this location at the time.
Police seized 850 very large marihuana plants that were being grown outside.
Officers say the fact that these plants were outside contravened the licence to grow as all the marijuana was to be grown indoors.
The value of the marihuana seized is approximately 1.6 million dollars.
The odour associated with the large amount of growing marijuana caused the surrounding neighbourhoods to complain.
The following 11 people have been charged with 1 count of Production of a Controlled Substance, 1 count of Possession of a Controlled Substance and 1 count of Possession of Proceeds of crime:
-47-year-old Fa Can YE of Pickering
-50-year-old Chao ZHANG of Florida
-60-year-old Yangming CHEN of Scarborough
-46-year-old Xiong ZHENG of Mississauga
-50-year-old Jia Zhang CAO of Markham
-51-year-old Hua Mu LIN of Markham
-57-year-old Yandi LIN of Markham
-36-year-old Shi Wu LIN of Markham
-41-year-old Tong Ming YOU of Markham
-47-year-old Shuhua YOU of Scarborough
-47-year-old Ping Leung FU of North York
All 11 persons have been released from custody and will be returning to the St. Catharines courthouse in October to answer to these charges.
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11 people arrested after large scale drug operation is discovered in NOTL
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