Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) have seized nearly 2,000 thousand cannabis plants in Tyendinaga Township.
CSCU officers, along with members of the Lennox and Addington OPP Detachment, OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a warrant on Sept. 1 at a location on McCullough Road.
Investigators seized nearly 2,000 cannabis plants and a variety of equipment used for production of cannabis.
Two people were arrested in the area, a 51-year-old and a 60-year-old, both from Scarborough.
The accused have been charged with cultivating, propagating or harvesting more than four cannabis plants and possession of proceeds obtained by crime.
The accused individuals have been released and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on Nov. 3.