News and event information for Williams Lake, BC - as it happens.

On March 3, 2010 RCMP dismantled a very large marijuana grow operation in Horsefly based on a tip from a very good source in the area, according to Detachment Commander Warren Brown. 

"Based on that information we did surveillance and conducted an investigation which lead to these arrests," he said.  "This kind of success rarely happens without those kind of community reports."

The equipment related to this grow is worth an estimated $200,000 in addition to the estimated street value of between $2-4 million of marijuana seized.

It is the Williams Lake RCMP's belief that the sole purpose for the occupancy of this property was to house a factory style marijuana grow operation. Although this is a very significant grow, it is not uncommon anymore to see this quantity of plants and equipment in a single location.

 "This latest grow is a continuing trend which is being seen in the Cariboo corridor, which appears to have become a location of choice for similar type set-ups. The Cariboo area detachments including Williams Lake, Quesnel, 100 Mile House, and Alexis Creek are aware of this trend and will be making coordinated efforts to discourage the apparent draw to the area for this type of illegal activity," stated Staff Sargeant Warren Brown.

(Photographs courtesy of the BC RCMP.)

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