(HURON COUNTY, ON) – As the annual harvest period approaches, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding residents and visitors of the dangers associated with outdoor marihuana grow-ops.
Typically, marihuana crops will be harvested starting as early as late August up until the beginning of October. During this period, people involved with growing illegal marihuana head into rural areas to continue to care for and harvest, in some cases, very large plots of marihuana plants. Typically, these illicit crops are located in swamps, corn fields, wooded areas, along rivers and on rural, rental properties with large acreage.
The numerous public safety risks include the potential presence of weapons and ammunition found on grow-op sites, and the potential for booby traps, rigged by the criminals growing these plants in an attempt to defend their illegal crops from other criminals known as pot pirates”. All of these factors could lead to dangerous confrontations for unsuspecting