WINNIPEG

Portage la Prairie man charged in grow operation

CTV Winnipeg Published Wednesday, July 24, 2013 9:19AM CST

Portage la Prairie RCMP say they found a marijuana grow-op inside a residence and a total of 57 plants were seized, along with a quantity of loose marijuana and cash. (File image)

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A 43-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a drug bust at a home in Portage la Prairie Tuesday, July 23, 2013.

Just after 10 a.m. yesterday, Portage la Prairie RCMP conducted a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence in the 400 block of Royal Road North.

Police say they found a marijuana grow-op inside and a total of 57 plants were seized, along with a quantity of loose marijuana and cash.

Erin Keith Bryson of Portage la Prairie was charged with Production and Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking. He has since been released on a Promise to Appear in Provincial Court on September 9, 2013, in Portage la Prairie.