LEADER, Sask. – Hundreds of marijuana plants were uncovered by RCMP at a grow-op on the weekend in southwest Saskatchewan. On Friday evening, officers initially conducted a traffic stop in the town of Richmound, Sask.
RCMP arrested a man and woman and seized a significant amount of marijuana from the vehicle.
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As a result of the traffic stop, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Richmound early Saturday morning. A “large and sophisticated” marijuana grow operation was located inside.
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Approximately 433 plants were seized. RCMP say the street value of the marijuana exceeds $430,000.
As a result of the investigation, three people were charged with offences including production and possession for the purpose of trafficking in cannabis marijuana.
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