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i mt to "-------- | W---------- pI it on ---- Yo 7 Ty yp gu -------- a + ogp---------- : ; 2 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 18, 1999 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Three face charges aft By Rik Davie Special to the Star The discovery last. week by Durham Police of a $6.5 million hydroponic marijuana farm near Port Perry has led to the sur- render of three suspects. Three people appeared for bail hearings in Oshawa Friday after turning themselves in the previous day. A lawyer representing one of the suspects noted that police tacked a note to the door of a home after a search, indicating their desire to speak to the residents. Officers from the 26 Division station in Port Perry attended a home at 16200 Hwy. 12 last Tuesday (May 11) on a routine call to help a woman remove her belongings from the house. But when the door of the home was opened with a key, Constables Doug Parker and Rick Paul detected a strong odour of what they thought to be marijuana CLASSIC ALUMINUM Showroom: 60 Vanedward Dr. Unit #7, Port Perry 985-0075 ETI RYITE TITER CSAT] RTM IT wafting out of the house. They promptly placed a call to drug unit offi- cers, who obtained a war- rant $e search the seclud- ed brown brick sidesplit house, on the west side of the highway just north of Reach St. Police say that a search of the home uncov- ered 2,884 marijuana lants, worth around 6.5 million on the street. The plants were at vary- ing levels of maturity. Police also seized about $3,000 worth of laborato- ry equipment used for the indoor growing of mari- juana. After the search, drug unit officers began an effort to locate a 45-year- old man who is believed to own the home. Drug 'unit officers left a note to the residents of the home -- none of them were pre- sent during the search -- asking them to contact police for questioning. On Thursday evening three people attended police headquarters in Oshawa, represented by well-known criminal lawyer Ken Murray. All three were charged by police and held for a bail hearing. Charged with produc- tion of a controlled sub- stance, possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of the pro- New police By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Discussion on building a new station for Durham Regional Police in North Durham will continue later this week. Proposals for the new 26 Division station will be held Thursday (May 20) in Lots Jol STEVE FOR SALE 2910 Hwy. 7A 7% (F 2 Ridge Packers) |g (TITRE Ta d ToT ION fe Ta Jo TVA & TH 3 WFE'RE BACK FORTHE 1™ SEASON BOA PIZZA & SUBS ® 80 Water St., Port Perry *Free Delivery in a Limited Area 085-8448 Find us fast in the "Yellow Pages coupon expires i k June 30/99 er massive drug bus An on 43 i" Durham Regional Police Constables Doug Parker (left) and Rick Paul fol- lowed their noses to a huge drug bust near Port Perry last week. While attend- ing a Hwy. 12 home on a routine domestic matter, they detected a strong odour of marijuana, and called in the drug squad. A search led to the seizure of mar- ijuana worth an estimated $6.5 million. ceeds of crime are Lisa Sayeau, 18, of Port Perry George Clark, 45, oF Markham, and Donald Dupuis, 29, of Oshawa. At a bail hearing for the three on Friday, Mr. Murray noted that the Pickering, says Inspector Chuck Mercier. But that's no guarantee a location and winning bid will be announced by the Police Services Board. "Nothing much has real- ly changed... the bids are before the board and they are still going over them," CORRECTION NOTICE We wish to draw your attention to the following in our current "Great Weekly Sales' flyer. Page 11. HTH Granules, 81-3715-8 Copy Reads: Reg. 139.99, Sale 124.99, Save 15.00 Should Read: Reg. 124.99, Sale 112.98, Save 12.00 Page 18. item #7, Coleman Canoes, 79-8296- 0/79-8297-0. The illustration incorrectly shows a "scanoe". The canoes are available only in red, not green as shown. We sincerely regret any inconvenience we iy have caused you. cnote d320 - Zone 0 kstock, No: stloton. Cacsarea, Seaarave note left behind at the home was written on a pizza delivery box. "I have been unable to ascertain whether or not there was any pizza left in the box at the time," Mr. Murray said. said Insp. Mercier. "Everything is still being examined to make sure the best possible bid is accept- ed." The board will continue to discuss bids behind closed doors, he added. Six.bids promoting eight different sites for the new station were accepted by the Feb. 15 deadline. The department was supposed to make a recom- mendation to the board on March 18, and a proposal was to be brought before Regional Council on April 7. But a decision has been postponed. "Anytime you spend this kind of money you want to take a look at everything and make sure you make the right decision," Insp. Mercier told The Star Tig June WH OONbAank Ms Sayeau and Mr. Dupuis were both released on sureties in the amount of $7,500, and Mr. Clark was released after a surety in the amount of $10,000 was given. station on agenda for services board when the decision was delayed after a board meet- ing in Whitby last month. "We're looking at the whole package because sometimes things change when you get answers to some questions, and you may want to look at other options. We just don't want to shut the door on any of our options." Durham Regional Police in 26 Division have out- grown their current station located on Old Simcoe Rd., just north of Reach Rd.in Port Perry -- and are now seeking to construct a building of 10,000 to 15,000 square feet for close to 60 staff. Proposals were accepted for. property within a 10- km radius of the intersec- tion of Regional Rd. 8 and Hwy. 12. Fa pS A SA AAR AA