Essex County OPP say police have seized more than $61 million worth of illegal cannabis from two production facilities in Kingsville.
On June 28, 2022, the OPP Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) executed two search warrants at two greenhouses and two related residences. Aerial view of the facility in Kingsville, Ontario. (Source: OPP)
As a result, police seized more than 45,000 illegal cannabis plants, eight tonnes of processed illegal cannabis – valued at more than $61 million – and crime-related property valued at more than $300,000. A dryer and bags of cannabis in Kingsville, Ontario (Source: OPP)
No charges have been filed at this time as the investigation is ongoing.
The OPP-led PJFCET was assisted during this investigation by members of the Provincial Asset Forfeiture Unit, the OPP West Region Emergency Response Team, the OPP West Region Community Street Crime Unit, the Canada Border Services Agency and the Police Service in Windsor.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPP-led PJFCET at 1-888-310-1122 or – if you wish to remain anonymous – call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
Warrants executed in #Kingsville by the #OPP Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement with the help of our partners below resulted in the seizure of approximately $61 million in illegal cannabis and crime related property. The investigation continues. pic.twitter.com/Morw2XwWfy
— Thomas Carrick (@OPPComisser) July 7, 2022
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