Pubdate: Thu, 02 Oct 2003
Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON)
Copyright: 2003, Canoe Limited Partnership.
Contact:  http://www.canoe.com/NewsStand/TorontoSun/home.html
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/457
Author: Pete Fisher
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)

POLICE SAY $40M IN POT SEIZED

The Kawartha Combined Forces Drug Unit is plowing through its annual drug 
sweep in Peterborough, the City of Kawartha Lakes, and the Northumberland 
County area. In the last three weeks, the unit has seized 40,000 marijuana 
plants with an estimated street value of $40 million.

"This is the prime time of the year for harvesting marijuana," Cobourg 
Police Det.-Const. Scott Bambridge said.

Some of the seized plants are nine feet tall. The average is five to six feet.

During a large seizure near Norland that police suspect is linked to 
organized crime, officers came upon six suspects dressed as police carrying 
guns.

Six people face more than 100 criminal charges. 
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