Bear leads police to grow-op
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Updated: September 22, 2009 1:33 PM
If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise . . .
What officers from the Langley RCMP detachment did not expect was that a black bear would lead them to an outdoor marijuana plantation and a loaded weapon.
The police officers were investigating a report of the bear wandering in the area of 262 Street and Fraser Highway. The bear disappeared, but as they were searching for the animal, the officers stumbled across the pot operation with plants as high as four feet.
Two men were arrested.
Meanwhile, a tip led police to a large grow-op in the 21700 block of Telegraph Trail where the plants were just about ready for harvesting.
Langley RCMP’s drug section obtained a warrant for a search and it was carried out later that day with officers from general duty, traffic services, street enforcement unit, Air 1 and the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team.
Cpl. Holly Marks said that there were several outbuildings on the acreage and a large number of plants spread out all over the property.
The plants were about five to eight feet tall.
Approximately 1,000 plants and several pounds of bud were seized. A loaded firearm was located in a house on the property, and RCMP are investigating who owned it.
Charges have been laid yet.
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