CALGARY – Investigators say 730 marijuana plants with an estimated value of $912,500 were seized from rural property west of Airdrie last week.
The grow-op, found inside a Quonset hut, was dismantled by RCMP and officers from the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) on May 22nd.
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Two medicinal licenses were posted at the property, but investigators say neither were valid.
Officers also found a semi-automatic handgun on the property.
Clifford Clayton Favel, 38, has been charged with the following offences:
- Production of a controlled substance
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of a firearm contrary to order
- Breach of probation (x 4)
Last year, police say more than 200 grow-ops were discovered across Alberta.
To report a suspected grow-op, contact police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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