On June 28, 2022, the OPP Provincial Joint Force Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) executed two search warrants at two greenhouse locations and two associated residences. Aerial view of the facility in Kingsville, Ont. (Source: OPP)
As a result, police seized more than 45,000 illegal cannabis plants, eight tons of processed illegal cannabis — estimated to be worth more than $61 million — and crime-related property estimated to exceed $300,000. Hemp drying rack and bags in Kingsville, Ont. (Source: OPP)
No charges have been filed at this time as the investigation is ongoing.
The OPP-led PJFCET was assisted throughout this investigation by members of the Provincial Asset Forfeiture Unit, the OPP Regional Emergency Response Team, the OPP West Region Community Street Crime Unit, the Canada Border Services Agency and of the Windsor Police Service.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPP-led PJFCET at 1-888-310-1122 or — if you wish to remain anonymous — call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS ).
Warrants executed in #Kingsville by the #OPP Provincial Joint Force Cannabis Enforcement with assistance from our partners below resulted in the seizure of approximately $61 million in illegal cannabis and crime related property. The investigation is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/Morw2XwWfy
— Thomas Carrique (@OPPCommissioner) July 7, 2022