The Associated Press
BARRIE, Ontario, Canada (CP) -- Over 100 police officers converged on a former Molson brewery site Saturday, exposing what they say is the largest marijuana grow operation in Ontario history.
Ten people were arrested and officers hunted for others possibly hiding in the massive three-storey building.
“The building is very elaborate,” said Ontario Provincial Police Supt. Bill Crate. “There’s concerns about booby traps, there’s concerns about hydro and the way that its set up.”
Thousands and thousands of marijuana plants, being cultivated with sophisticated watering and chemical grow devices, are believed to be on the site -- an 11,250-square-metre building located in an industrial area.
“You drive by this brewery on the 400 highway,” said Crate.
“I find it quite interesting that something is occurring like this under everybody’s nose.”
Crate said the police have never seen a grow operation of this magnitude.
The ten people arrested did not put up any resistance, said Crate, and charges will be laid in the next few days.