Burns Lake Grow Op bust has Prince Rupert roots

The culmination of a major RCMP action in the Burns Lake area over the weekend can be traced back to a Prince Rupert investigation of the spring, with the net result of the combined efforts taking approximately 3000 marijuana plants out of circulation on September 30th.

The Burns Lake end of the investigation took members of the local detachment and an emergency response team to a rural property near the Forestdale Canyon Road located on Highway 16 west of Burns Lake, where investigators discovered a large scale grow operation in place..

Upon completion of the operation, the Burns Lake RCMP had taken two men into custody, with both set for a court date of December 28th in Burns Lake.

The dismantling of the Burns Lake grow Op came after the Prince Rupert RCMP had initiated an investigation into a Prince Rupert resident with known ties to an Organized Crime Group and came as part of the ongoing investigation into the Prince Rupert detachments twin drug operations of May.

Blake Ward the Officer in charge of the Prince Rupert detachment outlined how the combined work over a number of jurisdictions continues to put a focus on the safety of northwest communities.

"This investigation shows the multi-jurisdictional ties that Organized Crime groups have in Northern BC ... The RCMP will continue to target individuals with ties to Organized Crime groups to ensure the safety of community members."

A full statement from North District RCMP out of Prince George can be reviewed here.

Some of the background to the Burns Lake operation can be found below:

Burns Lake RCMP dismantle large scale marijuana grow
Large Scale marijuana Grow-Op found near Burns Lake
Burns Lake RCMP dismantle Large Scale Marijuana Grow Operation
Large-Scale Marijuana Grow-Op found west of Burns Lake
Burns Lake RCMP dismantle large scale marijuana grow up

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