POLICE BUST MARIJUANA SEED SITE

MONTREAL -- The Mounties say they've arrested seven people who
operated a Montreal-based international drug ring that allegedly
sold, imported and exported marijuana seeds using the Internet.

The RCMP says the cyber company, Heaven's Stairway, set up six
websites where cannabis seeds could be ordered online and orders were
then shipped by mail.

A spokesperson for the RCMP says the seeds came from suppliers in
Australia, New Zealand and Europe, and a shipment was recently seized
in Vancouver.

The alleged head of the company is a 38-year-old Montreal man and his
wife is among the six others arrested.

They face a total of 49 charges and could face 10 years in prison if convicted.

The investigation began in November 2004 by a special RCMP
investigative team that focuses on marijuana.