Friday, 16. January 2004
Topic: DRUGS - on January 16, 2004 at 10:48:00 AM CET
Grow operations
The "big box" marijuana growing operation found in the former Molson brewery in Barrie, Ont., was the largest and most sophisticated in Canadian history, police said.
30,000 Estimated number of plants
$30 million Estimated street value of the plants found
$100 million Estimated worth of the annual crop, based on four crops a year
1,000 Number of growing lamps
25 Number of beer vats converted to incubation chambers for the seedlings
6,000 Size of the growing facility, in square metres, about half of the entire building
50 Number of people who could be housed in the on-site dormitory
9 Number of people arrested in the raid
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