Investigators with the York Regional Police Organized Crime Bureau – Guns, Gangs and Drug Enforcement Unit have seized approximately $150 million dollars worth of illegal cannabis and laid dozens of charges as a result of Project Green Sweep.
Project Green Sweep took place during the summer months of 2020, as part of the York Regional Police Cannabis Enforcement Strategy. Officers executed 15 search warrants at various indoor and outdoor cannabis grow operations throughout York Region, including Markham, King, Stouffville and East Gwillimbury, resulting in 37 arrests and 67 charges, police said in a statement.
Investigators believe that organized crime continues to exploit the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulation (ACMPR). The regulation allows some designated growers to grow hundreds of plants and store hundreds of pounds of harvested cannabis for personal use. Licensed growers can pool up to four grow licenses per address and turn a single production site into a…
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