Two charged after 23 kg and nearly 4,000 plants seized in Brampton unit
Ontario Provincial Police charged two men after finding an unlicensed cannabis production operation in a commercial unit on Rutherford Road South in Brampton, seizing nearly 4,000 plants and more than 23 kilograms of processed cannabis that police valued at over C$1.5 million. Both were released and were due in a Toronto court on 3 September.
🇨🇦 Commercial unit on Rutherford Road South, Brampton, Ontario · Ontario, Canada
Toronto police came upon an illegal cannabis production operation on 4 August
while executing a search warrant at a commercial unit on Rutherford Road in
connection with a separate investigation.[1]The Ontario Provincial Police
cannabis enforcement team was called in and determined through Health Canada
that the property had no registrations or licences to operate.[1]The
operation was discovered on 4 August at a commercial unit on Rutherford Road
South, as Toronto police executed a search warrant for a separate investigation.[2]
A day later, with a search warrant, investigators returned to the property and
recovered nearly 4,000 cannabis plants, more than 23 kilograms of processed
cannabis and $600 in cash.[1]Investigators seized nearly 4,000 cannabis
plants in various stages of growth, more than 23 kilograms of processed cannabis
and $600 in Canadian currency.[2]Police valued the seized cannabis at more
than $1.5 million.[1]
Forty-three-year-old Ha Van Thang and 38-year-old Van Trieu Ngo were arrested
and charged with possession for the purpose of distributing and unauthorized
cultivation under the Cannabis Act.[1]Both men were released from custody and
are scheduled to appear in court in Toronto on 3 September.[2]Investigators
found significant safety hazards commonly associated with illegal cannabis
production, including risks related to electrical infrastructure and building
safety.[1]The Office of the Fire Marshal and other agencies were called to
assess the property and police said there was ultimately determined to be no
ongoing threat to public safety.[2]
Photos and video
Cannabis plants seized from the commercial unit in Brampton, in an OPP handout photo published by Global News. Photo: OPPPhoto details
The plant count is given only as nearly 4,000, so the recorded 4,000 plants is approximate.
CTV News gives the address only as Rutherford Road while Global News gives Rutherford Road South; the more specific form is used for the place.
The OPP news release itself was not opened directly; its account reaches this report through the two outlets that quote it.
No outcome of the 3 September Toronto court appearance was published in the opened sources.
The value of more than C$1.5 million is a police estimate for the cannabis and does not include the C$600 in cash.
The incident date of 5 August is inferred from the 4 August discovery and the search the following day; no source states the 5 August date directly.
The submitted CTV page lists images without distinct captions establishing separate event photos, so only the OPP plant photograph published by Global News is listed as media.
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