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After a summer of surveillance and intelligence gathering, police are ready to torch more than 6,000 marijuana plants seized last month.
RCMP in Nova Scotia moved on several outdoor marijuana grow operations in September during an annual pot-eradication program called Operation Sabot.
Police moved on marijuana operations in the Halifax area and in Annapolis, Digby, Hants, Cumberland, Colchester, Pictou and Lunenburg counties.
"That's a fair number of plants," said RCMP Sgt. Frank Skidmore.
No charges have yet been laid in connection with any of the pot seizures, but police say the investigation into the various grow operations is continuing and charges are likely.
Skidmore said the emphasis of the operation was to eliminate the marijuana before it could be harvested and sold.
"It's significant in the sense that it's that much less that gets to the street," he said.
The RCMP used police helicopters and air force aircraft to spot fields of marijuana. The Department of Natural Resources, Halifax Regional Police and police forces in New Glasgow, Trenton and Bridgewater helped with the investigation and seizures.
The plants seized were in different stages of maturity but most of them were large and healthy plants.
Police believe the plants were destined for sale, with just a few grow operations intended for personal use.
Skidmore said the majority of the seizures were from so-called commercial grow operations.
"The money realized would likely have gone to support organized criminal activity," he said.
The plants were pulled out of the ground and will be incinerated.
Police in New Brunswick worked on a similar operation in that province, seizing more than 20,000 plants last month.
Newshawk: BluntKilla - 420 Magazine
Source: The Daily News
Pubdate: October 3, 2006
Author: Richard Dooley
Copyright: 2006 The Daily News
Contact: info@hfxnews.ca
Website: The Daily News: Proudly Serving the Greater Halifax Communities
RCMP in Nova Scotia moved on several outdoor marijuana grow operations in September during an annual pot-eradication program called Operation Sabot.
Police moved on marijuana operations in the Halifax area and in Annapolis, Digby, Hants, Cumberland, Colchester, Pictou and Lunenburg counties.
"That's a fair number of plants," said RCMP Sgt. Frank Skidmore.
No charges have yet been laid in connection with any of the pot seizures, but police say the investigation into the various grow operations is continuing and charges are likely.
Skidmore said the emphasis of the operation was to eliminate the marijuana before it could be harvested and sold.
"It's significant in the sense that it's that much less that gets to the street," he said.
The RCMP used police helicopters and air force aircraft to spot fields of marijuana. The Department of Natural Resources, Halifax Regional Police and police forces in New Glasgow, Trenton and Bridgewater helped with the investigation and seizures.
The plants seized were in different stages of maturity but most of them were large and healthy plants.
Police believe the plants were destined for sale, with just a few grow operations intended for personal use.
Skidmore said the majority of the seizures were from so-called commercial grow operations.
"The money realized would likely have gone to support organized criminal activity," he said.
The plants were pulled out of the ground and will be incinerated.
Police in New Brunswick worked on a similar operation in that province, seizing more than 20,000 plants last month.
Newshawk: BluntKilla - 420 Magazine
Source: The Daily News
Pubdate: October 3, 2006
Author: Richard Dooley
Copyright: 2006 The Daily News
Contact: info@hfxnews.ca
Website: The Daily News: Proudly Serving the Greater Halifax Communities
