Northumberland OPP – Ten People Arrested at Illegal Cannabis Production Operation

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On Wednesday July 14, 2021 members of the Ontario Provincial Police Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team, Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland Community Street Crime Units (CSCU) in conjunction with the Central region Emergency Response Team (ERT), executed a Cannabis Act Warrant on Dale Rd, in the Municipality of Port Hope.

Investigators seized approximately 3850 cannabis marihuana plants worth an estimated value of $3,850 000.00 as well as over 800 lbs of processed cannabis. 

As a result of the investigation, police arreste d and charged the following ten people: 

 Xiu LIN (age 61) of Scarborough

Yu Me CHEN (age 55) of Markham

Lin Xiu ZHEN (age 50) of Markham

Yan Fang YANG (age 48) of Markham

Yue Yzng GUAN (age 67) of no fixed address

Xiu Ya LIN (age 42) of Markham

Jiao Hua PENG (age 64) of no fixed address

Yu Shi GAO (age 32 years) of Scarborough

Xue Jing GAO (age 62) of no fixed address

Yo Xin CHEN (age 53) of Whitby

The accused parties have been charged with the following offences under the Cannabis Act: 

Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling

Possession of cannabis for the purpose of distributing

Unlawfully cultivate, propagate, or harvest cannabis not within a dwelling house

The ten accused parties are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on August 25th, 2021, in the Town of Cobourg.

Pete Fisher
Author: Pete Fisher

Has been a photojournalist for over 30-years and have been honoured to win numerous awards for photography and writing over the years. Best selling author for the book Highway of Heroes - True Patriot Love

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