Archive for August 14th, 2006
Fortis,Hydro ready to target grow ops
Monday, August 14th, 2006 Authorities in the Okanagan are stream-lining a process for taking down residential marijuana grow operations while ostensibly investigating theft of electricity.
Power companies such as FortisBC and BC Hydro have long been complainants in marijuana grow cases before the courts.
Charges of theft of electricity under the Criminal Code of Canada often accompanies the drugs [...]