Members of the Meteghan RCMP detachment and the Mounties’ marijuana grow operations team seized approximately 47 marijuana plants in various stages of growth. Growing equipment was also seized.
Charges are pending against a 58-year-old Yarmouth County man for production of marijuana and possession for the purpose of trafficking. The man was released to appear in Comeauville Provincial Court on June 28.
The fish plant is in the 900 block of Riverside Road in New Edinburgh.
The RCMP also warned the public that marijuana grow operations pose a significant risk to community health and safety. Large amounts of electricity combined with illegal tampering can lead to fires and high humidity and temperatures result in the formation of damaging mold and fungus.
As well, poisonous gas and chemicals used in the production of marijuana are left to circulate.
Police offered a list of common signs of a marijuana grow op:
- Rental or abandoned buildings are often used so criminals avoid damage to their own property.
- Unusual visitor behaviour ranging from no visitors to frequent visitors for short periods.
- Windows covered with dark plastic or newspaper.
- Condensation forms on windows due to high humidity levels inside. This may also result in lack of snow on the roof in winter.
- Skunk-like odour of growing marijuana can occasionally be detected outside.
- Unusual garbage: little or no garbage or unusual items (e.g. pots and soil, fertilizer containers, wiring, PVC piping).
- Electrical equipment inside creates humming sounds. The hydro meter is often tampered with or bypassed.
