(Lanark Highlands, Ontario) – On Wednesday April 27th, 2016 members of the OPP Drug Enforcement Unit assisted by members of OPP Emergency Response Team executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (C.D.S.A.) Warrant at a residence in the Township of Lanark Highlands in Lanark County.
During the investigation police located and seized the following:
approximately 20 pounds of packaged cannabis marihuana bud
858 cannabis marihuana plants.
Digital scales
Cannabis marihuana grow equipment including lights, heat shields, timers, ballasts
1 insecure rifle with ammunition
1 prohibited weapon- butterfly knife
Contraband cigarettes
Seventy Two (72) year old, Terry BUREAU of Lanark Highlands is charged with:
Possession for the Purpose Schedule II Substance over 3 kgs-Cannabis Marihuana
Production of a Schedule II Substance- Cannabis Marihuana
Careless Storage of a Firearm
Sixty Eight (68) year old, Jeanne BUREAU of Lanark Highlands is charged with:
Possession for the Purpose Schedule II Substance under 3 kgs-Cannabis Marihuana
Production of a Schedule II Substance- Cannabis Marihuana
Forty Three (43) year old, Derek BUREAU of Lanark Highlands is charged with:
Possession for the Purpose Schedule II Substance under 3 kgs-Cannabis Marihuana
Production of a Schedule II Substance- Cannabis Resin
Possession of a prohibited weapon
Seventy One (71) year old, Jerry COOPER of Lanark Highlands is charged with:
Possession for the Purpose Schedule II Substance under 3 kgs-Cannabis Marihuana
Production of a Schedule II Substance- Cannabis Marihuana
The accused were each released from custody on an Officer in Charge Undertaking and Promise to Appear in the Ontario Court of Justice, Perth on July 18th, 2016.
The OPP would like to remind the public to report any suspicious to their local police service. Anonymous information can also be provided to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).