Mounties seize $2.2M in pot from B.C. grow-op
Last Updated: Friday, May 28, 2010 | 1:20 PM PT
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An aerial view of several greenhouses RCMP located on a rural property east of Prince George, B.C. (Courtesy of the RCMP)Three people are in custody following what B.C. Mounties are calling one of the largest pot busts ever in the province.
Police say they seized 18,000 plants in 20 greenhouses at a rural property in the Eaglet Lake area, east of Prince George, on Friday.
Police estimate the street value of the marijuana to be approximately $2.2 million.
They say the property was being used solely to produce marijuana, and the plants were in various stages of growth, supported by two industrial-sized heaters and two power generators.
Police say they seized 18,000 plants worth approximately $2.2 million. (Courtesy of the RCMP)There were also several tents on the property to house the people who were tending the crops.
A 37-year-old Vancouver man was arrested, along with a 41-year-old man and a 29-year-old man who are both from Quebec.
The three men remain in police custody. Charges have not yet been laid.
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