RCMP GET 'RESTRAINT' ON GROW OP HOUSE

TERRACE RCMP have succeeded in restraining a house used in a
residential grow operation, a move they say they will continue to pursue.

Under section 14 of the Controlled Drug and Substances Act, the
police filed for and were granted by the BC Supreme Court the
restraint order on the Halliwell Ave. home, meaning it can't be sold
or transferred to a different owner until all matters are dealt with
by the courts.

RCMP say they will be seeking forfeiture of the house if the suspects
are convicted.

[redacted] have been charged with production of a controlled
substance and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of
trafficking.

Officers seized 150 marijuana plants and a "substantial amount" of
harvested marijuana when they raided the house Sept. 12.

In a press release, Terrace RCMP say they will make use of the
section of the Controlled Drug and Substances Act more often to comba
marijuana grow operations in the city and the surrounding areas.

"Marijuana grow operations are a financially-motivated crime and the
chance of losing property to the Crown may have a deterrent effect on
these criminals," the release says.

The residence, in the [redacted], will be managed by the Seized
Property Management Directorate until all matters are dealt with in court.

Both suspects are to appear in Terrace Provincial court Dec. 18.