2 arrested after nearly 3,800 marijuana plants seized in Havelock area: OPP – Peterborough

Two people face charges after an investigation led to the seizure of nearly 3,800 cannabis plants in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township on Tuesday.

According to Peterborough County OPP, a Cannabis Act search warrant was executed at a rural property in the township east of Peterborough.

Investigators seized the following:

• 3,787 marihuana plants
• 2019 Dodge Ram pickup truck
• Bobcat skid-steer
• $4,845 in Canadian currency
• John Deere lawn tractor
• Utility trailer
• De-budding machine

Weiliang Guan, 49, of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township, and Quan Wu, 37, of Aurora, were both arrested and each charged with cultivating, propagating or harvesting more than four plants at one time in a dwelling, and possession of cannabis for the purpose of distributing.

They were released and are scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough at a later date.

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