Five people are facing cannabis-related charges after OPP raided what they say was an illegal cannabis production operation in Northumberland County on Friday.
According to Northumberland OPP, as part of an investigation, officers executed a Cannabis Act warrant on a property on Telephone Road, north of the village of Colborne in the township of Alnwick-Haldimand, about 30 kilometers east of Cobourg. .
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Investigators seized the following items from the property:
- 6,281 cannabis plants valued at $ 6.2 million
- 6,617 cannabis clones with a potential street value of $ 6.6 million
- 4,815 pounds of cannabis buds with a potential street value of $ 21.8 million
- 2,200 pounds of cannabis shake with a potential street value of $ 498,300
- a 2021 Ford F150 pickup truck
- a Case skid steer
- $ 8,200 cash
As a result of the investigation, five people were arrested. Adbul Mian, 78, and Asif Mian, 27, both of Alnwick-Haldimand, along with Bao Feng, 51, of York, and Gian Sun, 32, and Chuang Zhang, 24, both of Scarborough, were charged with possession of cannabis. for the purpose of distributing and cultivating illicit cannabis.
They were released and are scheduled to appear in court in Cobourg on October 20, the OPP said.
The investigation involved members of the OPP Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team, the Northumberland and Peterborough Community Street Crime Units, and the Central Region Emergency Response Team.
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