(South Stormont) – On June 11, 2015 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) – Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) with the assistance of members of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) and Canine Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence in South Stormont Township. This resulted in the dismantling of a substantial sized indoor grow operation. Officers seized the following controlled substances in various stages of growth;
– 60 pounds of Psilocybin (Magic) Mushrooms
– 804 marihuana plants
– 1 pound of marihuana (end product)
The estimated street value of drugs seized at maturity is approximately $895,000.
Officers also seized the following;
– 11 handguns
– 43 long guns
– Ammunition.
Three persons were arrested.
A 39-year-old female of North Stormont Township is charged with;
– Produce a Controlled Substance (2 counts)
– Possession of a Controlled Substance for the purpose of Trafficking (2 counts)
– Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm/Ammunition (9 counts)
– Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm (2 counts)
– Breach of Firearm Regulation – Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon
– Careless Use of a Firearm
– Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
A 40-year-old male from Brussels, Ontario is charged with;
– Produce a Controlled Substance (2 counts)
– Possession of a Controlled Substance for the purpose of Trafficking (2 counts)
– Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm/Ammunition (9 counts)
– Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm (2 counts)
– Breach of Firearm Regulation – Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon
– Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order (2 counts)
– Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
A 26-year-old male from London, Ontario is charged with;
– Produce a Controlled Substance (2 counts)
– Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
All were held in custody pending a court appearance (bail) at the Ontario Court of Justice of Ontario in Cornwall.
