More than an estimated $1.7 million dollars worth of cannabis plants have been seized by the OPP in Burk’s Falls.
Officers searched a commercial building on High Street on Wednesday and seized 1726 cannabis plants.
Two Toronto men have been charged with: Cultivate, propagate or harvest any cannabis plant at a place that is not their dwelling-house, contrary to section 12(6)(a) of the Cannabis Act (CA) and Possession for the purpose of distributing, contrary to section 9(2) of the Cannabis Act.
Both accused were released from police custody and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Thursday November 25, 2021 in Sundridge.
Officers involved included members of the Almaguin Highlands Community Street Crime Unit, the OPP – led Provincial Joint Force Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET), OPP Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Sudbury Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and the Almaguin Highlands Crime Unit.
