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Four Charged After Police Seize 60,000 Opium Poppies Behind Edmonton Home

Police say the July bust is likely Canada's second-largest opium poppy seizure.

Overview

  • Officers found doda powder and evidence of on-site processing into an analgesic tea for illicit sale.
  • Police charged Sukhdeep Dhanoa, 42, Sandeep Dandiwal, 33, Gurpreet Singh, 30, and Kulwinder Singh, 40, each with producing a controlled substance.
  • The plants were seized during a two-day search of an acreage near 34 Street and 195 Avenue on July 4.
  • Police estimate the crop was worth up to $500,000, and all plants have been destroyed.
  • Investigators have not determined where the seeds originated, and charges followed Health Canada testing of seized samples.