Five males are facing charges after police executed a search warrant under the Cannabis Act in Uxbridge.
On Saturday, October 8, 2022, members from the Drug Enforcement Unit along with the Gun and Gang Unit executed a search warrant on Regional Road 1 after receiving information that several hundred cannabis plants were being grown on the property. As a result of the search warrant, officers seized 291 large cannabis plants and five males were taken into custody.
Artur ZHEVNER, age 27, of Uxbridge, was charged with: Unauthorized Production of Cannabis and Possess Illicit Cannabis.
David COX, age 35, of Scarborough, was charged with: Unauthorized Production of Cannabis and Possess Illicit Cannabis.
Stas MANSYVODA, age 30, of Uxbridge, was charged with: Unauthorized Production of Cannabis and Possess Illicit Cannabis.
Artem KOTENKO, age 27, of Uxbridge, was charged with: Unauthorized Production of Cannabis and Possess Illicit Cannabis.
Jevgenijs ZORINS, age 38, of Uxbridge, was charged with: Unauthorized Production of Cannabis and Possess Illicit Cannabis.
All parties were released on an Undertaking.
Anyone with new information about this investigation is asked to contact the Drug Enforcement Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext 5800.
Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.
Author: Pete Fisher
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