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Calgary…A joint investigation between ALERT and Stettler RCMP has uncovered one of the largest illegal marihuana grow-ops in the province. With a plant count of 3,284, the grow-op has an estimated street value of nearly $4 million.
ALERT’s Green Team, an integrated unit consisting of Calgary Police Service and RCMP members, dismantled the grow-op on October 22 at a Stettler rural home off of Highway 12. Stettler RCMP had responded to the residence the previous night after receiving a call of a suspicious person.
The grow-op was located inside a barn on the property and serviced by an industrial sized generator. The barn housed a complex three-stage grow operation with 3,284 marihuana plants and approximately three kilograms of dried bud that had recently been harvested.
Police seized two pick-up trucks equipped with hidden compartments located in the slip tanks. These are believed to be used for smuggling drugs.
The grow-op is the one of the largest indoor grow-ops ever encountered by ALERT’s Green Team. Previously, ALERT seized 2,233 plants from a Parkland County home in December 2012, while the largest outdoor grow-op saw 3,854 plants seized in Drumheller in August 2010.
Two people were arrested at the Stettler home. Kin Wa Au Yeung, a 53-year-old man, and Dan Wang, a 35-year-old woman, are facing charges relating to drug trafficking and illegal production. Neither of the accused possessed a valid Health Canada grow-op license.
To report suspicious activity or a suspected marihuana grow operation in your community, contact police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). For information on how to spot a marihuana grow operation, visit www.alert-ab.ca/growops/
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