(LEAMINGTON, ON) -The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was called to a residence in Leamington on October 15, 2014, just after 2:00 p.m. for a domestic disturbance.
Officers arrived and subdued a male who had assaulted four other residents and resisted arrest. While officers were inside the residence, a marihuana grow operation was discovered. Officers secured the scene and obtained a search warrant for the residence. A total of 74 marihuana plants, 52 grams of dried marihuana, high intensity lights and other marihuana paraphernalia were seized from the residence.
A 46 year old Leamington man was charged with the following offences and held for a bail hearing:
Assault x 4
Resist Peace Officer
Possession of a Schedule I Substance x 2
Mischief Under $5000
Cruelty to Animals
Possession of a Schedule II Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
Produce a Schedule II Substance
As a result of the search warrant, a 31 year old Leamington female is charged with Possession of a Schedule II Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking and Produce a Schedule II Substance.