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Major grow-op case will return to Red Deer court in August

A criminal case involving one of Central Alberta’s largest grow-ops busts returns to Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench in August.

A criminal case involving one of Central Alberta’s largest grow-ops busts returns to Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench in August.

RCMP found 959 marijuana plants, worth an estimated $1.2 million, on a rural property southwest of Rocky Mountain House on Feb. 8.

The plants, in various stages of growth, were found in a metal-clad farm building on the property. Police also found a large amount of harvested and dried marijuana and elaborate growing equipment.

Daniel Richard DeJong, 33, of the Rocky Mountain House area faces charges of cultivating and possessing marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.

The case was briefly in Court of Queen’s Bench on Friday before it was adjourned to Aug. 10 arraignment.