Lennox and Addington County OPP, along with other officers executed warrants on August 12, at two separate residences in close proximity of one other. One was on Freeburn Road and the other was on Clark Line Road in Addington Highlands Township.
Investigators seized over 5,000 cannabis plants in total, with a breakdown as follows:
Freeburn Road:
-Over 4,000 cannabis plants
-Four motor vehicles were seized
-ATV with trailer
-Equipment such as generators, fertilizer mixers, industrial water pumps
-Over $13,000 in Canadian currency
Clark Line Road:
-Over 1,000 cannabis plants
-Over $2,000 in Canadian currency
Multiple people were arrested at both locations:
Zong Feng Bai, age 42, of Toronto
Chao Hao, age 52, of Toronto
Tian Jun, age 40, of Markham
Ren Jun Lin, age 30, of Markham
Thi Hang Nguyen, age 20, of Vietnam
Kim Thai Phan, age 54, of Toronto
Wei Cong Cen, age 46, of Oshawa
All of the accused have been charged with:
-Cultivate propagate or harvest more than four cannabis plants
-Possess proceeds obtained by crime
All accused persons were released and are scheduled to appear in court on October 20.
OPP seize thousands of cannabis plants in Addington Highlands
By 88.7 myFM News staff
Aug 14, 2020 | 11:25 AM