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OBSERVER QUESNEL - CARIBOO
SINCE 1908
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
VOL. 98 NO. 71
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Three men charged in marijuana bust AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter RCMP raided a Quesnel rural residence, confiscating more than 2,500 marijuana plants, worth $2.5 million, and located three men hiding in the walls. Last Tuesday the North District Integrated Marijuana Enforcement Task Force (NDIME) members of the Quesnel RCMP, Williams Lake RCMP and Prince George Police Dog Services executed a search warrant at a rural residence on Rainbow These ballasts were part of the seizure on RainRoad. RCMP entered the resi- bow Road. They are used in the operation of inContributed photos dence and located a large tense grow lights. marijuana grow operation. The residence did not have truck on the property which was any furniture and the entire build- being used to transport materials ing was being used solely for the to support the marijuana grow purpose of producing marijuana. operation.” This drug seizure had a an esPolice searched the residence timated street value of $2.5 miland at first were unable to locate lion. any suspects. The three males aged 34, 35, With the help of police dog and 37, are facing charges of pro“Baron” a perimeter search of duction of a controlled substance the property was conducted but the police dog showed no indica- and possession for the purpose of tion of a track leading away from trafficking. All three males reside in the the residence. lower mainland. Police were then confident that They were released from custhe suspects were still inside the building. RCMP located three tody with a promise to appear in adult males hiding in a secret court on a later date. This investigation is part of the compartment between two walls Marijuana Grow Initiative, the within the residence. “RCMP seized 2,591 plants in RCMP’s national strategy to comvarious stages of growth, along bat marijuana grow operations, with related growing equipment,” and the organized crime groups North District Media Relations running them in communities. For information on the NationOfficer, Cst. Lesley Smith said. al Anti-Drug Strategy, visit www. “Police also seized a pick up nationalantidrugstrategy.gc.ca
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Supermoon over Quesnel Saturday night wasn’t just another moonlit night. The phenomenon of a supermoon lit the night sky and dazzled viewers. As the moon appeared over the horizon, it was the closest to earth, about 6,000 kilometres closer than normal and created an illusion of a super-sized, extra-bright celestial body. This photo was taken about 2 a.m. through a maze of trees.
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