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with an empty building :hippy:

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]It seems the old Molson brewery in Barrie has gone from beer to weed. Barrie police have busted what they’re calling possibly the largest ever indoor marijuana grow operation in Ontario – and it’s at the site of the former brewery on the side of Highway 400.

According to investigators, the operation involves thousands and thousands of plants, hooked up to an elaborate and monitored growing system. Over 100 police officers from four different services are involved, and they’ve placed ten people under arrest. As officers scour the premises, they’re not surprised by what they’re seeing.

“The number of indoor grow operations in this province are estimated to be in excess of 10,000. This is the largest one we have seen in a commercial enterprise. But there are a lot of them of them,” notes Supt. Bill Crate of the O.P.P.

The sheer size of the brewery means that the search could go on for days. The building is three storeys and more than 11,000 square metres. And booby traps are a concern. “Lots office space, lots of nooks and crannies, and we want to be sure there is nobody else in there,” Crate explains.

Though not surprised, he is taken aback by one thing. “You drive by this brewery on the 400 highway,” Crate says. “I find it quite interesting that something is occurring like this under everybody's nose.”

  • Police say the ten people arrested didn’t put up any resistance and charges will be laid in the next few days.
  • Molson closed the brewery in August 2000 and a company spokesman says it’s been sitting idle since it was sold. Reports say “For Lease” signs could be spotted dangling from the building.
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we're considering decriminalizing possession for personal use...so you'd only get a fine...kinda like jaywalking...

but never cultivating.
 
How long had this been going on? It seems like it would take a lot of electricity to run a growing system that large, and either the power should he shut off when the building is abandoned (meaning the power company should notice something's up since power was obviously flowing) or Molson would be paying awfully large bills for a supposedly empty building, and they should notice.
 
Why? The bill shows up at the plant, and someone pays it. Molson probably didn't even see the bill. And even supposedly empty buildings owned by corps still have a certain traffic in and out. It get's used for warehousing. Or temp officing.
 
Inkara1 said:
How long had this been going on? It seems like it would take a lot of electricity to run a growing system that large, and either the power should he shut off when the building is abandoned (meaning the power company should notice something's up since power was obviously flowing) or Molson would be paying awfully large bills for a supposedly empty building, and they should notice.
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they prolly just bypassed the hydro meter :shrug:
 
Well, the story says that the building was sold...so, Molson doesn't own it anymore...

But, like Les said, they prolly bipassed the hydro meter...of they had such a huge growing operation woudl be silly to worry about being caught for bipassing a meter :D The least of their worries :D
 
They knew it was huge, but now it looks like a marijuana grow operation police descended upon this weekend is actually colossal.

According to officials, the operation, which is thought to be the biggest ever uncovered in the province, is actually twice the size authorities originally thought. And now a senior official with the O.P.P. claims it's the biggest he knows of in the whole country.

Vaughn Collins, the O.P.P. Deputy Commissioner, described it as “the largest and most sophisticated I'm aware of in Canada.”

Over 100 police officers stormed the outfit at the former giant Molson Brewery plant in Barrie on Saturday. What they found inside were thousands of the leafy pot plants.

But their mission didn’t end there.

On Sunday, investigators did a sweep of the grow centre and discovered more plants growing in different spots around the building. Some were even found in old beer vats.

According to investigators, the operation came complete with offices, working spaces and living arrangements. They called the set-up sophisticated and organized.

“This is not a ma-and-pa operation,” said Barrie Police Chief Wayne Frechette.

Meanwhile, another large pot grow operation was uncovered north of the city when cops raided a building in Oro Medonte. That’s where they found about 3,000 more plants.

The law keepers say that in total, 30,000 plants worth about $30 million were uncovered in the two sweeps, while nine people have been charged.
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Even veteran drug officers are astounded by the gall of those accused in the largest pot bust in Canadian history. Authorities found over 30,000 marijuana plants worth about $30 million at the former Molson Brewery plant in Barrie after a raid this weekend. Nine men have been detained, but more arrests are likely.

Much of the 60,000 square feet of the sprawling closed-down factory was turned over to cultivating the cannabis. And those weeding the weed had created a virtual factory outlet for their cash crop.

It was run on a 24-hour basis, and there hotel-like rooms set up inside where up to 50 people at a time could stay. Beds, fridges, TVs, and stoves provided all the comforts of home, and so did the heat. Cops reveal over a thousand hydroponic lights designed to simulate sunshine were glowing round the clock, to keep the plants happy.
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leaving no stone unturned :lol:
 
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