Kaslo RCMP and law enforcement officers from the Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment General Investigation Section with the aid of a helicopter, carried out another North Kootenay marijuana bust Tuesday, this one on a large property in Meadow Creek. Three people were arrested, and police are recommending charges of cultivation and unsafe storage of a firearm. If charges are laid, it'll be about a month before the identities of the
accused are made public.
About 150 outdoor plants were seized, as well as several firearms found inside a residence on the property. Apparently the quality of the Kootenay bud was very good, compared to others RCMP have seen.
Cpl. Chris Backus, who heads the Kaslo detachment, says “the average marijuana plant we would find outdoors in late fall may be approximately three to four feet high, and yield 3 to 4 ounces of marijuana, however some of the plants we seized (Tuesday) were over eight feet high and could easily yield half a pound of marijuana, doubling the regular size and yield”.
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