Pubdate: Thu, 19 Mar 2009
Source: Nanaimo News Bulletin (CN BC)
Copyright: 2009, BC Newspaper Group
Contact:  http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/948
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RCMP 'GREEN TEAM' CRACKS DOWN ON GROW OPS

The Nanaimo RCMP's Green Team has been a growing success lately.

Over a six-week period beginning in late January, the team 
participated in nine search warrants - searching nine homes and 
seizing marijuana 2,917 plants in various stages of growth.

Police also located 101 lights, $17,600 in Canadian currency and 
three kilograms of dried marijuana.

During the searches, 34 weapons were located, including handguns and 
long guns, a cross bow and stun taser.

Five adult males and four adult females, all residents of Nanaimo, 
were arrested without incident and 13 charges of cultivation or 
possession for the purpose of trafficking under the Controlled Drugs 
and Substances Act were laid.

Nine criminal code charges were also laid and those include weapons 
offences, possession of stolen property and theft of hydro.
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