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[CAN] Historic 2004 Molson marijuana grow-op case closed
    #13337218 - 10/14/10 07:30 PM (13 years, 7 months ago)

12 arrested in brewery grow-op
October 14, 2010 - thestar.com


Photo shows the inside of a marijuana grow-op located in the former Molson brewery

ARRIE—After six years, police have arrested a dozen people they allege are the masterminds behind a massive marijuana grow operation once housed in a former Molson brewery on Highway 400.

Police said they rounded up the 12 suspects on Wednesday and seized property and vehicles worth more than $7.5 million under proceeds of crime legislation. The property includes the former brewery building, a property in Elliot Lake, three vehicles and cash.

During the early 2000s, the grow-op was hidden in the building — a landmark for the thousands of motorists who passed daily — until police raids in January 2004 put it out of commission.

Police had said it was the largest marijuana grow op ever discovered in the country, capable of housing 50 workers at a time and generating hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal income each year.

For years, the ringleaders avoided arrest. After the raids, they blended into the community as they continued growing high-grade marijuana, much of which was exported to the U.S. and swapped for cocaine and weapons, police said.

“Some of these people’s neighbours are police officers,” said OPP Det. Insp. Andy Karski.

“We know the vast majority of marijuana grown in Ontario is for export to the U.S., and returns to Ontario as cocaine, cash or guns to support criminal enterprises,” OPP Chief Supt. Don Bell said in a statement.

The gang had no name and did business apart from biker gangs and traditional organized crime groups, police said.

One of the accused was a homebuilder, while another did home renovations. Several others were involved in crime full time, police said.

“Crime is their professional or working life,” Karski said. “It’s their day-to-day business.”

Karski said it was a particularly tough case to crack, using undercover officers and informants, as criminals were leery about speaking with people they didn’t know and trust.

“These are very complex investigations,” Karski said. “It takes a long time to infiltrate these groups.”

When police raided the former brewery in 2004, they found hidden cameras, high-tech irrigation systems, more than 1,000 hydroponic lights, and dormitory-style housing with laundry facilities, fridges, stoves, televisions and games rooms. Some of the 30,000 marijuana plants were grown inside former beer vats.

Nine men — so-called “gardeners” —were charged following the raid, and seven were ultimately convicted and sentenced to terms ranging from two to five years.

OPP said the site was controlled by Fercan Developments from 2004 to the present.

At the time of the bust, Fercan officers said they had no idea there was a marijuana operation on the property, which they said was rented out.

One of the men charged on Wednesday, Robert Derosa, 51, of nearby Phelpston, is an officer with the company, police said.

Derosa faces more than a dozen charges, including aiding a criminal organization, conspiracy to traffic firearms, conspiracy to import cocaine and production of marijuana.

Also facing multiple charges of production of marijuana and contributing to a criminal organization are: Drago Dolic, 49, currently in prison in Louisiana, Davorka Pelikan, 47, of Mississauga, Yvan Guidon, 47, of Oka, Que., Robert Bleich, 46, of Stayner, Jeffrey DaSilva, 38, of St. Luc, Que., Ronald Fisico, 60, of North York, Larry McGee, 56, of Oro-Medonte Township, Dennis Mould, 54, of Elliot Lake, Jefferey Lawson, 50, of St. Catharines, Bernice Laan, 49, of Phelpston and Daniel Moore, 52, of Phelpston.

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Re: [CAN] Historic 2004 Molson marijuana grow-op case closed [Re: veggie]
    #13337840 - 10/14/10 09:52 PM (13 years, 7 months ago)

Molson sucks, this is probibly the best thing their breweries have ever turned out.


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Re: [CAN] Historic 2004 Molson marijuana grow-op case closed [Re: ScavengerType]
    #13338668 - 10/15/10 02:43 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

Molson, lol.


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Re: [CAN] Historic 2004 Molson marijuana grow-op case closed [Re: Dickhead]
    #13339704 - 10/15/10 10:55 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

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Nine men — so-called “gardeners” —were charged following the raid, and seven were ultimately convicted and sentenced to terms ranging from two to five years.





-To long canada to long...End this bullshit Legalize already(&Tax CHEAP) and there be no market for this stuff...No organized crime to make a quick buck off of it while others work hard for there dollars and cents.
The only problem with legalization is the government... Can they come out and say "Sorry...Yeah we where wrong" after 90years of this shit!

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Re: [CAN] Historic 2004 Molson marijuana grow-op case closed [Re: Dickhead]
    #13339763 - 10/15/10 11:08 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

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Awebig said:
Molson, lol.



Hey at least it's like 7 percent booze, not like American horse piss.


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Re: [CAN] Historic 2004 Molson marijuana grow-op case closed [Re: Mchaggis]
    #13341192 - 10/15/10 05:46 PM (13 years, 7 months ago)

5% actually.  Molson Ice was 6%.  They all kinda suck anyway.


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