A Winnipeg man is facing charges for growing pot plants with a fraudulent medical marijuana production licence.
Police searched a residence in Southdale Tuesday and found nearly $1 million worth of marijuana.
RELATED: Two marijuana shops in Winnipeg found selling illegally
The email you need for the day's
top news stories from Canada and around the world.
They seized 463 still-growing cannabis plants valued at $518,560 and 225 recently harvested plants worth $252,000 from a home in the 100-block of Driftwood Bay.
Officers also nabbed nearly $31,000 worth of growing equipment.
RELATED: Manitoba says no to homegrown pot, unveils legal age to buy
The 61-year-old suspect was charged with producing and possessing a scheduled substance for trafficking purposes.
He has been released on a promise to appear.
More on Crime
- Man in critical condition after setting himself on fire near NYC courthouse
- Arrest made after police issue emergency alert about ‘dangerous man’ in Bible Hill, N.S.
- 3-year-old Elijah Vue still missing: Man pleads not guilty to child neglect
- Closing arguments presented in Michael Gordon Jackson abduction case
Comments