BODY MOVED TO CONCEAL HOME GROW

55-Year-Old Man Died In Pot House; Body Moved To Parking Lot

Two men charged in April for a Cambridge marijuana growing operation are facing more charges after a body found in Richmond Hill Friday led police to another home grow in Markham.

On Friday, York Regional Police were called to the parking lot of the Times
Square Plaza in Richmond Hill to investigate the death of a 55-year-old
man. Police believe the man, who suffered a brain aneurysm, died in a house
in Markham and was moved to the Richmond Hill parking lot by colleagues in
an attempt to conceal a huge marijuana-growing operation at the residence.
York Regional Police went to the house in Markham Saturday with a search
warrant and discovered $400,000 worth of marijuana plants. Two men were
arrested.

Staff Sergeant Ray Massicotte of Waterloo Regional Police said the
suspects, Manhu Huu Le and Gioi Huu Le, have also been charged in a
home-grow operation on Cranston Avenue in Cambridge, raided last April 18
as part of what police dubbed "Project Greenhouse."

"They are facing additional charges," Massicotte said. "Basically, these
guys were out on bail from the Cambridge caper."

In April, police raided six homes in Waterloo Region, including four in
Cambridge, and seized $1 million worth of marijuana.

In total, 12 people were arrested and $100,000 in pot-growing equipment was
seized.

The two men were arrested for a home grow at 62 Cranston Ave. Other homes
raided during the blitz included 139 Cranston, 570 Burnett Ave. and 65
Devil's Creek Dr. In Kitchener, homes at 54 Brubacher St. and 354 Duke St.
W. were also raided.

Massicotte said the arrests show regional drug dealers are part of a much
larger network.

"There's no question," he said. "We have been saying all along this group
has far-reaching tentacles within our community."

Massicotte said the Waterloo Region drug squad works with police forces in
Durham, Peel, Brantford, Stratford, London, Ottawa and OPP and RCMP
offices, among others, on a daily basis to shut down home-grow networks
throughout the province.

Manhu Huu Le and Gioi Huu Le, both of no fixed address, face new charges
for production of a controlled substance, possession for the purpose of
trafficking a controlled substance and theft of utilities.

They already face several charges from April's raid in Cambridge, including
conspiracy to cultivate a controlled substance, producing a controlled
substance and possession.