Pubdate: Wed, 2 Sep 2009
Source: Victoria Star, The (CN NK)
Copyright: 2009 CanadaEast Interactive, Brunswick News Inc.
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RCMP SEIZE OVER 1,800 MARIJUANA PLANTS

While the potato harvest is still a few weeks away, another type of 
harvest is yielding interesting results for police in both Madawaska 
and Victoria counties.

On Aug. 25, District 10 RCMP, with ssistance from the Bathurst and 
Edmundston Regional Drug Unit, the RCMP's Integrated Border 
Enforcement Team and other local policing partners, seized over 800 
marijuana plants from 12 different sites in Madawaska and Victoria counties.

"This was enough marijuana to potentially produce over 400,000 
marijuana joints," said RCMP Constable Yannick Gagnon. "These 
seizures will go a long way toward disrupting the activities of the 
organized criminal groups behind these operations."

More Plants Seized

On August 27, members of the Bathurst and Edmundston Regional Drug 
Unit, along with members of the RCMP's Custom and Excise unit and 
District 10 RCMP, seized in excess of 1,000 mature marihuana plants 
on Crown land in the Edmundston area. A water pump, hoses, 
fertilizer, peat moss and other marijuana cultivation tools were also seized.

"This was a well established grow operation with an organized 
irrigation system and observation posts," said RCMP Cpl. Alain Lang. 
"In addition to the harm illegal drug trafficking causes to our 
communities, pesticides and water run-off from this kind of operation 
have the potential to cause considerable environmental damage."

The investigation is ongoing.

District 10 RCMP would like to thank the public for their support, 
and urges anyone with information about marijuana grow sites or other 
criminal activity to contact local police or call Crime stoppers at 
1-800-222-TIPS (8477).