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Over $22 million in illegal cannabis seized during Niagara Region operation

OPP say a joint police task force shut down an illegal cannabis operation in Niagara Region on Oct. 14, 2021. Over $22 million in unauthorized product was seized in the operation. OPP

Over $22 million worth of product at an unauthorized marijuana grow-op was seized by a joint task force in Niagara Region on Thursday, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

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On Tuesday, investigators released details of an operation that stopped 181 kilograms of illegal processed cannabis from hitting the market and dismantled 21,000 illegal plants at a pair of greenhouses.

OPP say raids happened at four locations on Oct.14 at two grow-ops and two residences in Vineland and St. Catharines.

Six people from Ontario were arrested amid the police action with all facing the same charges: possession with the purpose of trafficking and harvesting cannabis in a place that was not their residence.

The accused hail from Toronto and St. Catharines with their ages ranging from 34 to 67 years old.

All will appear in a St. Catharines court on Dec. 23.

The investigation is ongoing, according to OPP.

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