Cornwall task force destroys 7,547 cannabis plants in eastern Ontario
The Cornwall Regional Task Force with the Canadian Armed Forces and Ontario police seized and destroyed 7,547 outdoor cannabis plants across four eastern Ontario counties between 16 and 20 September 2013, arresting one man who tried to flee, with charges pending.
🇨🇦 Prescott-Russell, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry counties · Ontario, Canada
Between 16 and 20 September 2013, the Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) with
the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the
Cornwall Community Police Service ran a cannabis eradication operation across
Prescott-Russell, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry counties.[1]Officers visited
several sites and seized 7,547 cannabis plants in what the task force presented
as its share of the yearly Canada-wide Operation SABOT.[1]Officers arrested
one man who tried to flee as police approached, with charges pending further
investigation.[1]
A national programme
Operation SABOT is a yearly Canada-wide eradication programme run with the
RCMP, the armed forces and provincial and municipal police, using aerial patrols
and tips from residents to find outdoor grow operations before harvest.[1]The task force’s Inspector Tim Kimpan said the seizures would leave less
cannabis for sale in local communities.[1]The release thanks the OPP drug
unit, the Sûreté du Québec, the Cornwall police, CAF elements and the RCMP’s
regional criminal intelligence section for their help.[1]
Case data
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