Pubdate: Tue, 20 May 2008 Source: Prince George Citizen (CN BC) Copyright: 2008 Prince George Citizen Contact: http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/350 Author: Frank Peebles LIKELY STORY Huge grow-op busted; acreage seized The largest grow-op in northern B.C. history is now the largest marijuana operation the province has ever put to civil forfeiture. On Tuesday, the province and the RCMP seized a hectare of land in the Cariboo, which had 5,566 plants in various stages of growth. The Citizen learned that an unofficial estimate by authorities pinned the potential value of the operation at $20 million or more per year. "This is the first time that real estate has been seized in northern B.C. There has been cash and vehicles and such, but no real property up until now," said Const. Craig Douglass, who was involved in the bust of the grow-op on Nov. 22, 2006, on a rural property near Likely, northeast of Williams Lake. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin