Police bust Marihuana Grow Operation and find stolen firearm 
RCMP PHOTOTMTVNEWS.COM, (RCMP) --- Nakusp and Slocan Lake RCMP executed a search warrant earlier this month on a property near Winlaw, B.C. in the Slocan Valley. Local RCMP were assisted by officers from the Kootenay Boundary Regional District General Investigation Section and Forensic Identification Section, as well as members of the Castlegar RCMP.
During a search
of the property,
police located
an outbuilding
with an active
marihuana grow
operation.
Approximately
400 marihuana
plants in
various stages
of growth were
seized. One male
was located and
arrested on
scene. A search
of the residence
resulted in the
seizure of a
small quantity
of harvested
marihuana.
Police also
located and
seized an
improperly
stored, 12 gauge
shotgun and
ammunition. The
shotgun was
later determined
to have been
stolen out of
Alberta.
RCMP will be
recommending the
following
charges against
the male
subject:
Production of
marihuana;
Possession of
marihuana for
the purpose of
trafficking;
Unsafe storage of a firearm; Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Possession of property obtained by crime. During the investigation, police formed grounds to believe another marihuana grow operation was actively being operated on a neighbouring property. The neighbouring property was determined to be owned by the brother of the initial suspect.
RCMP will be
recommending
charges of
production of
marihuana
against the
second male
subject. Subjects
were released on
Promise to
Appear documents
with a Court
Date of March
27, 2012.
A tip from the public assisted police in forwarding this investigation which ultimately resulted in a stolen firearm and drugs being removed from our communities. The Nakusp and Slocan Lake RCMP would like to thank the public for their support in combating illegal activities in our communities.
If you have
information
pertaining to
the illegal
production of
marihuana,
or any other criminal offence, please call your local RCMP or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477).
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