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OPP seize dozens of marijuana plants at property in Kawartha Lakes

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One person was arrested after OPP located and seized nearly five dozen marijuana plants from a property in the City of Kawartha Lakes this week.

City of Kawartha Lakes OPP say officers were initially called about a report for what appeared to be an abandoned vehicle on private property.

Police say when officers arrived on scene, they located individuals on the property.

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Officers launched a drug investigation, locating and removing 56 marijuana plants in various stages of growth from the property. The OPP say the plants were seized for destruction.

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A 29-year-old man was arrested and charged under the Cannabis Act with possession of more than four cannabis plants — not budding or flowering.

The accused was released and will appear in court in Lindsay at a future date.

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