$55M worth of cannabis found at illegal Ontario grow-op

A cannabis plant is seen in this undated image. (Pexels)

Ontario Provincial Police say they seized more than 100,000 cannabis plants and over 900 pounds of dried buds at an illegal grow-op in Jarvis, Ont.

The combined value is estimated to be more than $55 million.

OPP said they also found a large quantity of marijuana processing equipment and other items at the property located near Highway 3 in Haldimand County.

Fifteen people have been charged for cultivating cannabis without authorization and possession for the purpose of trafficking.

All of them are set to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cayuga at a later date.

OPP said the cannabis bust was joint effort between their West Region’s Emergency Response Team (ERT), the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and OPP Community Street Crime Units (CSCU).