The Mounties Making Bank On Busting Black MarketNearly 2000 Cannabis Plants Seized in Tyendinaga Township Article by Kingstonist https://www.kingstonist.com/news/nearly-2000-cannabis-plants-seized-in-tyendinega-township/ Nearly two thousand cannabis plants were seized by members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) in Tyendinaga Township, according to an OPP media release dated Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. CSCU officers, along with members of the Lennox and Addington OPP Detachment, OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a warrant on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, at a location on McCullough Road, OPP say. Investigators seized nearly 2000 cannabis plants and a variety of equipment used for production of cannabis. OPP arrested two people in the area. Charged are: * Naibing Yu, age 51 of Scarborough ON * Yimingzai Yu, age 60, of Scarborough ON The accused have been charged with: * Cultivate propagate or harvest more than four cannabis plants * Possession of proceeds obtained by crime The accused individuals have been released and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee in early November,, 2020. Thousands of plants seized at illegal Kawartha Lakes pot farm https://torontosun.com/news/crime/thousands-of-plants-seized-at-illegal-kawartha-lakes-pot-farm Author of the article:Canadian Press Publishing date:Aug 28, 2020 Last Updated 10 days ago < 1 minute read an illegal marijuana farm has been dismantled in kawartha lakes. ontario provincial police say more than 15,000 cannabis plants were seized in the raid that took place on thursday. staff-sgt. carrie lanning says the farm was located deep within a rural property and was not visible from public roads. lanning says the layout of the farm was organized into sections and set out very methodically. she says nine people were detained and police say they are trying to identify who was at the head of the operation. police could not provide details on how they learned about the illegal marijuana farm. opp executes another bust, seizes a reported $870,000 worth of cannabis plants over the last month, the opp has seized more than 40,000 illicit plants. by sam riches september 3, 2020 comments earlier this week, the opp, along with members of the northumberland and peterborough community street crime unit, seized 870 cannabis plants from a property in the area of trent hills ont. the police allege the value of the cannabis is $870,000, reports global news. two men from toronto have been charged. the opp seems to have increased its focus on illicit grow operations over the last month, executing search warrants across southern ontario. in early august, the opp made another bust in the peterborough area, reportedly seizing $3.9 million worth of cannabis and other property, including 41 pounds of processed cannabis, 31 pounds of cannabis extract and almost 3,500 plants. last week, again in the kawartha lakes area, opp seized more than 15,000 plants from an illicit grow. according to police, the raid was carried out as part of an ongoing investigation into the cultivation of illicit cannabis. over the last month, the opp has seized more than 40,000 plants, with additional busts in napanee, leamington, stone mills township and addington highlands. according to statistics canada, canadians are increasingly procuring their cannabis from the legal market. during the second quarter of 2020, canadians spent $648 million on recreational cannabis, a 74 per cent jump from the same period last year. 1="" minute="" read="" an="" illegal="" marijuana="" farm="" has="" been="" dismantled="" in="" kawartha="" lakes.="" ontario="" provincial="" police="" say="" more="" than="" 15,000="" cannabis="" plants="" were="" seized="" in="" the="" raid="" that="" took="" place="" on="" thursday.="" staff-sgt.="" carrie="" lanning="" says="" the="" farm="" was="" located="" deep="" within="" a="" rural="" property="" and="" was="" not="" visible="" from="" public="" roads.="" lanning="" says="" the="" layout="" of="" the="" farm="" was="" organized="" into="" sections="" and="" set="" out="" very="" methodically.="" she="" says="" nine="" people="" were="" detained="" and="" police="" say="" they="" are="" trying="" to="" identify="" who="" was="" at="" the="" head="" of="" the="" operation.="" police="" could="" not="" provide="" details="" on="" how="" they="" learned="" about="" the="" illegal="" marijuana="" farm.="" opp="" executes="" another="" bust,="" seizes="" a="" reported="" $870,000="" worth="" of="" cannabis="" plants="" over="" the="" last="" month,="" the="" opp="" has="" seized="" more="" than="" 40,000="" illicit="" plants.="" by="" sam="" riches="" september="" 3,="" 2020="" comments="" earlier="" this="" week,="" the="" opp,="" along="" with="" members="" of="" the="" northumberland="" and="" peterborough="" community="" street="" crime="" unit,="" seized="" 870="" cannabis="" plants="" from="" a="" property="" in="" the="" area="" of="" trent="" hills="" ont.="" the="" police="" allege="" the="" value="" of="" the="" cannabis="" is="" $870,000,="" reports="" global="" news.="" two="" men="" from="" toronto="" have="" been="" charged.="" the="" opp="" seems="" to="" have="" increased="" its="" focus="" on="" illicit="" grow="" operations="" over="" the="" last="" month,="" executing="" search="" warrants="" across="" southern="" ontario.="" in="" early="" august,="" the="" opp="" made="" another="" bust="" in="" the="" peterborough="" area,="" reportedly="" seizing="" $3.9="" million="" worth="" of="" cannabis="" and="" other="" property,="" including="" 41="" pounds="" of="" processed="" cannabis,="" 31="" pounds="" of="" cannabis="" extract="" and="" almost="" 3,500="" plants.="" last="" week,="" again="" in="" the="" kawartha="" lakes="" area,="" opp="" seized="" more="" than="" 15,000="" plants="" from="" an="" illicit="" grow.="" according="" to="" police,="" the="" raid="" was="" carried="" out="" as="" part="" of="" an="" ongoing="" investigation="" into="" the="" cultivation="" of="" illicit="" cannabis.="" over="" the="" last="" month,="" the="" opp="" has="" seized="" more="" than="" 40,000="" plants,="" with="" additional="" busts="" in="" napanee,="" leamington,="" stone="" mills="" township="" and="" addington="" highlands.="" according="" to="" statistics="" canada,="" canadians="" are="" increasingly="" procuring="" their="" cannabis="" from="" the="" legal="" market.="" during="" the="" second="" quarter="" of="" 2020,="" canadians="" spent="" $648="" million="" on="" recreational="" cannabis,="" a="" 74="" per="" cent="" jump="" from="" the="" same="" period="" last="" year.="">