New details of $55M grow-op bust in Ontario

Photos from an illegal cannabis grow-up bust in Haldimand County on July 16, 2025. (Source: OPP)

Ontario Provincial Police have released new details and photos from the illegal grow-up bust in Haldimand County on July 16.

More than 107,000 cannabis plants and 950 pounds of dried buds were seized from a greenhouse at a rural property in Jarvis, near Highway 3.

The value was estimated at more than $55 million.

OPP said they also found a large quantity of marijuana processing equipment, including grow lights and machinery.

Sixteen people were each charged with cultivating cannabis without authorization and possession for the purpose of distribution.

They are:

• Trong Nam NGUYEN, age 24, no fixed address
• Trong Thoi NGUYEN, age 38, no fixed address
• Minh Son HOANG, age 56, no fixed address
• Thi Sinh LUU, age 48, no fixed address
• Minh Chau NGUYEN, age 50, no fixed address
• Thi Nguyet BACH, age 46, no fixed address
• Thi Thoan NGUGEH, age 46, no fixed address
• Dung LEVAN, age 54, no fixed address
• Thi Coung TRINH, age 52, from North York
• Hong Lam NGUYEN, age 48, no fixed address
• Chang Sen LIN, age 55, no fixed address
• Thi Tinh CU, age 58, no fixed address
• Kelly BLAIR, age 56, from Brantford
• Zhenyang YU, age 41, from Markham
• Hai Ning XU, age 40, no fixed address
• Hai Yon XU, age 40, no fixed address

OPP said the grow-op bust was joint effort between their Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET), Emergency Response Team, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and Community Street Crime Units in Central and West Region.