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CTV News
22-05-2025
- CTV News
Thousands of cannabis plants seized from illegal grow op in Kitchener
Cannabis plants were photographed at a commercial building near Borden Avenue South and Charles Street East in Kitchener, Ont. on May 21, 2025. (Courtesy: Waterloo Regional Police Service) A Kitchener man has been charged as part of an illegal grow op bust in Kitchener. The Waterloo Regional Police Service and Kitchener Fire Department teamed up to search a commercial building in the Borden Avenue South and Charles Street East area on Wednesday. Cannabis grow operation in Kitchener, Borden Avenue South Cannabis plants were photographed at a commercial building near Borden Avenue South and Charles Street East in Kitchener, Ont. on May 21, 2025. (Courtesy: Waterloo Regional Police Service) Once inside, officers said they found and seized 3,500 cannabis plants. A 46-year-old man has been charged with cultivate, propagate or harvest any cannabis plant at a place that is not their dwelling house.
CTV News
22-05-2025
- CTV News
Cannabis plants, valued at more than $11M, seized from illegal grow op
Ontario Provincial Police say 11,475 cannabis plants were seized from an illegal operation in St. Williams, a community located between Turkey Point and Long Point. Police were alerted to the grow op by Health Canada. They said it was 'being grown in contravention of the issued registrations.' The OPP's Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team, assisted by the OPP Emergency Response Team and the OPP Urban Search and Rescue, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Response Team, searched the property on April 24. Besides the plants, officers found approximately 75 lbs. of dried and processed cannabis. The value of the drugs is estimated at $11.5 million. OPP said they continue to investigate, adding that charges will be laid 'if applicable.'
