Police executed a search warrant on a rural property in Lone Butte on Horse Lake-Lone Butte Cutoff Road that busted a sophisticated marijuana grow operation March 8.
Members from the North District Integrated Marihuana Enforcement Task Force (NDIME) and 100 Mile House RCMP detachment seized approximately 950 plants in various stages of growth, along with two industrial sized generators and other cultivation equipment.
North District RCMP media relations officer Const. Lesley Smith says a man and a woman, were arrested and now face charges for production of a controlled substance, possession for the purpose of trafficking and theft of communication service (natural gas).
The suspect will make their first court appearance on May 1.
No estimated dollar value was released for the drug and equipment seizure.
This investigation is part of the Marihuana Grow Initiative, the RCMP’s national strategy to combat marijuana grow operations and related organized crime groups.
More information on the National Anti-Drug Strategy is available online at www.nationalantidrugstrategy.gc.ca.
