Members of the Joint Forces Drug Enforcement Unit of the Greater Sudbury Police Service, the OPP and the RCMP busted a marijuana grow operation at 458 Kathleen St. on Wednesday.
Police say a search of the residence revealed 35 marijuana plants, 69 seedlings, as well as, 62 grams of psilocybin, commonly known as magic mushrooms, 76 grams of cannibis marijuana bud, $305 in Canadian currency, a prohibited flick knife, evidence of trafficking in controlled substances and indoor grow equipment with an estimated value of $2,500.
Two occupants of the residence, a 44-year-old man and 34-year-old woman, both from Sudbury, have been charged with one count of production of a controlled substance, two counts of possessing a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possession of a prohibited weapon.
Faubert has also been charged with possessing property obtained by crime.
The total value of the controlled substances seized was $38,000, say police.
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