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2 charged after raid on $500K marijuana grow op in Grimbsy, Ont.: police

A cannabis plant is shown in southwest Quebec on Oct. 8, 2013.
A cannabis plant is shown in southwest Quebec on Oct. 8, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang/File

Police in Grimsby, Ont. have charged a 57-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman in connection with a raid on a half a million dollar marijuana grow op that investigators say contained hundreds of marijuana plants and prescription pills.

Niagara Regional police said a house on Ridge Road in Grimsby had been under investigation for growing marijuana and investigators executed a search warrant at around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday. 

Police said an extensive grow op was found in the basement with more than 500 marijuana plants, 3.6 pounds of marijuana and 440 prescription pills.

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Two people were arrested and police estimated the street value of the drugs was about $550,000.

David Warrilow, 57, and Lorraine Sauve, 50, have been charged with unlawful production of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.

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Police said both Warrilow and Sauve have been released from custody and will appear in court in May to answer to the charges.

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