Police find 5,000 pot plants inside Kitchener building

Posted May 19, 2017 05:52:35 PM.

Last Updated May 19, 2017 06:02:39 PM.

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Two men face numerous charges after police found a massive grow-op inside of a building near downtown Kitchener.

Regional Police say investigators searched an industrial building at 325 Stirling Avenue on Thursday, and came across 5,000 marijuana plants and approximately 200 pounds of harvested weed.

Two men inside of the building at the time of the seizure were ultimately arrested and charged.

A 23-year-old Toronto man and 58-year-old Woodbridge man face numerous drug-related charges.

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