Big haul of illegal cannabis plants from property in Madoc

Provincial police have seized illegal cannabis plants from a property in Madoc with an estimated value of $663,000.

Police say 663 illegal cannabis plants were seized Oct. 7 from an illegal production site at a property on Cooper Road.

Officers from Central Hastings OPP detachment helped several OPP specialty teams including the East Region Street Crime Unit.

No one was located during the execution of the warrant.

Anyone with information regarding the illegal sale or production of cannabis is asked to contact OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.

Paul Cluff
Paul Cluff
Paul is a veteran journalist with decades of experience in newsrooms across Canada. He has served as sports editor at the St. Thomas Times-Journal, a general assignment reporter at the Stratford Beacon Herald, editor of the Goderich Signal Star, and founding editor of StratfordToday.ca. Paul is a graduate of St. Clair College’s journalism program and holds a credential in Inclusive Journalism – Fair Representation in Media from Seneca College.

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