OPP officials allege: Police seized a large quantity of illegal cannabis plants after a Cannabis Act (CA) investigation at a location on Highway 3 in Wainfleet.
On February 26, 2025, following a referral from Health Canada cannabis inspectors, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) and Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded to the location in Wainfleet. This referral was based on information provided by Health Canada that cannabis was being grown in contravention of the issued registrations.
Investigators located 4,098 cannabis plants as well as 33.2 pounds of dried, processed cannabis. The illegal cannabis is valued at more than $2 million.
As a result, a 58-year-old Mississauga resident and a 35-year-old Mississauga resident, have each been charged with the following two offences contrary to the Cannabis Act:
– Cultivate, propagate or harvest any cannabis plant at a place that is not their dwelling-house or to offer to do so
– Possess cannabis for the purpose of distributing
This investigation is currently ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding the illegal sale or production of cannabis should contact the OPP non-emergency number at 1-888-310-1122. Alternatively, you can contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
The PJFCET is an OPP-led joint forces operation that includes members of the NRPS, Durham Regional Police Service, London Police Service, Windsor Police Service, and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
The PJFCET’s role is to enforce and investigate illegal cannabis incidents and focus on the apprehension of those who produce, sell, distribute, import/export and use cannabis outside of the parameters of the law.
