The Joint Crime Reduction Unit from Castlegar and Trail executed a search warrant in Fruitvale on Friday, July 20 with general duty members from Trail RCMP. They attended a residence at approximately 2:00pm on the 1600 block of Highway 3B for theft of hydro electricity.
A 40-year-old male from Fruitvale was arrested on scene. RCMP say a very large and sophisticated cannabis growing operation was recovered during a search of the residence. Over 2000 cannabis plants were seized.
The male was released and is scheduled to appear in court on October 4.
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