Five people are facing charges after police seized millions of dollars in illegal cannabis plants at an illegal growing operation in Alnwick Haldimand Township.
Friday, members of the OPP’s Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team, Northumberland and Peterborough Community Street Crime Units and the Central Region Emergency Response Team executed a warrant on Telephone Road in Alnwick Haldimand Township.
Police seized millions of dollars in drugs and equipment including:
- $8,200 in cash
- 6,281 cannabis plants valued at $6.2 million
- 6,617 cannabis clones with potential street value of $6.6 million
- 4,815 pounds of cannabis bud worth a potential street value of $21.8 million
- 2,200 pounds of cannabis shake worth a potential street value of $498,300
- A 2021 Ford F150 pickup truck
- A Case skid steer
As a result, police arrested and charged 78-year-old Abdul Mian and 27-year-old Asif Mian, both of Alnwick Haldimand Township, 32-year-old Gian Sun and 24-year-old Chuang Zhang of Scarborough and 51-year-old Bao Feng of York.
All five are facing charges of:
- Possession of cannabis for the purpose of distribution
- Cultivate illicit cannabis
All five of the accused were released and are scheduled to appear in court in Cobourg on October 20.
