Manitoba RCMP bust $3.5M grow op

A multi-million-dollar marijuana grow operation was busted by RCMP officers in rural Manitoba.

Police seized close to 2,000 mature marijuana plants as well as approximately 25 kilograms of processed marijuana from a propertyin the Rural Municipalityof Fisher, located in the Interlake region north of Winnipeg.

The estimated street value of the drugs is $3.5 million, RCMP said.

Officers converged on the property at about 7 a.m. on Thursday.

Six men from Winnipeg have beenarrested and are facing numerous drug-related charges.

Police continue to investigate.

No further information is available at this time.