Drugs busts in Lytton
By Contributor
The Lytton RCMP were kept busy with grow ops in the first two weeks of October in the Spences Bridge area.
Charges are pending as a result of a search warrant at a Spences Bridge residence executed on October 5 followed by the dismantling of a large outdoor grow op on crown land near the Goldpan Provincial Park.
On Saturday October 5, the Lytton RCMP executed a search warrant on that evening at a residence in the 3000 block of Riverview Ave in Spences Bridge. RCMP officers seized 158 plants of marihuana at different stages of growth, a total of 15 lbs of processed and packaged marihuana, 15 pounds of processed unpacked marihuana and $1,500.
Investigators anticipate forwarding evidence to support charges of Production and Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking against a 45-year-old man who is a Spences Bridge resident.
On October 12, RCMP located a large outdoor marihuana grow op on crown land near the Goldpan Provincial Park just south of Spences Bridge.
A total of 742 plants were located and seized. No charges have been laid with respect to the outdoor grow op.
