By Castlegar Source
A sophisticated grow-op in the Deer Park area is no more, after a police raid at roughly 1 p.m. Thursday, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr.
Orr said members of the Castlegar Crime Reduction Unit located and cut down 311 marijuana plants, each about four-and-a-half feet high.
"The site was located on Crown land and no suspects were found when police attended," he said, adding the site was located using the RCMP air services helicopter, which spotted the grow a week ago.
"The outdoor growing operation was sophisticated and employed an automatic watering system using diverted creek water," he said. "Camouflage was also used in an attempt to hide the growing operation.'
He said the pot plants are worth about $300,000.
'The Castlegar and Trail Crime Reduction Units continue to aggressively pursue any illegal drug activity within the Cities of Castlegar and Trail to ensure the safety of the communities," Orr concluded. "Anyone with any information regarding illegal drug activity is urged to contact the R.C.M.P. or Crime Stoppers.'
