Pubdate: Fri, 17 Sep 2004
Source: Scarborough Mirror, The (CN ON)
Copyright: 2004 The Scarborough Mirror
Contact:  http://www.insidetoronto.ca/to/scarborough/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2198
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)

MARIJUANA PLANTS SEIZED IN BUST

More than 16,000 marijuana plants with a street value of $16 million were 
seized during a police investigation that began in January.

Toronto Police said the investigation focused on a network of people they 
allege are associated with two retail outlets: Caesar's Garden Centre at 
584 Gordon Baker Rd. in North York and Jade Garden Trading at 335 Nuggett 
Ave. in Scarborough. Police allege members of this network were involved in 
the setting up of grow operations and were providing people with equipment, 
expertise and in some cases marijuana seedlings. The organization was also 
receiving and distributing the final dried marijuana product, police said.

Also seized were $150,000 cash and 56 kilos of dried and packaged marijuana.
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