Illegal Cannabis

• $12M in pot plants seized during early May raid in St. Catharines: OPP

  OPP say two people are facing charges for overproducing cannabis plants worth several million at a facility in St. Catharines, Ont.

  Crime

  May 16
  
• Over $800K of illegal cannabis seized in London following months-long Ontario distribution case

  The investigation began in May after London police presented information to OPP, creating the Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET).

  Crime

  Nov 17, 2022
  
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• Province seeks to seize $15M in property allegedly tied to unlicensed DTES dispensary

  The civil suit claims Shannon and David Bauman, operating as the Real Compassion Society, acquired 11 B.C. properties worth nearly $15 million using the proceeds of crime.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2022
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• OPP recover $2.6M of illegal cannabis in Tillsonburg commercial building

  On Thursday, at 10:30 a.m., OPP executed a Cannabis Act search warrant at a property on Clearview Drive in Tillsonburg, Ont., and seized 2,600 plants in various stages of growth.

  Crime

  Aug 26, 2022
• Cannabis retailers suing B.C. for $40M while seeking end to illegal pot shops on reserves

  The lawsuit takes aim at illegal pot shops on reserves. The plaintiff group says ‘these illicit retailers are not authorized under B.C. law to operate retail cannabis stores.’

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2022
• 3 arrested after $6M in illegal cannabis and products seized in City of Kawartha Lakes: OPP

  Investigators on April 21 executed five search warrants on three residential properties and two vehicles in the City of Kawartha Lakes.

  Crime

  Apr 28, 2022
• Hamilton police arrest 4 people, including teens, in early morning raid

  According to police in Hamilton, four people, including two teens, have been charged after a raid at a home on Wednesday turned up drugs and weapons.

  Crime

  Mar 18, 2022
• OPP, London police seize $32M in illegal cannabis, dismantle criminal organization

  An investigation that started in June 2020 focused on the trafficking of illegal cannabis online with delivery services in the London, Kitchener, Hamilton and Toronto areas.

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2021
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• N.S. introduces amendment to how officers conduct searches for illegal cannabis

  The province said the section of the act that deals with search and seizure was found to 'lack clarity and ruled statutorily invalid.'

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2021
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• 5 arrested after $35M in cannabis seized from illegal grow-op in Northumberland County: OPP

  OPP executed a Cannabis Act Warrant at a property on Telephone Road, north of the village of Colborne in Alnwick-Haldimand Township on Friday.

  Crime

  Sep 11, 2021