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Also unsurprising, in light of arrest patterns on both sides of the border, is that two of the three men charged in Thursday's raids are of Vietnamese origin. The other man is listed as the building's superintendent.....itbas long been recognized by police that a sizable chunk of Canada's lucrative marijuana industry, whether hydroponic or soil-based, as with this particular crop, is run. by criminal entrepreneurs of Vietnamese origin. There is no monopoly within the pot industry. The Hells Angels, who are almost entirely white, have been profiting from it for years, particularly in British Columbia, where the business first took root. A U.S. Department of Justice report on the cross-border narcotics industry released this month nonetheless concluded that "high-potency marijuana production, smuggling and distribution by Canada-based DTOs [drug-trafficking organizations] primarily of Vietnamese ethnicity, is increasing." As well, Canada-based Asian crime syndicates are n.ow the predominant distributors of the drug ecstasy (MDMA), the report states.....As with many of the roughly 250 grow-ops shut down. in Toronto last year, the police who raided the Jane Street high-rise said yesterday they suspect the haul was destined for export..... Videotape of two of the raided apartments, shown to reporters, provided a glimpse of how things worked. In one apartment the kitchen contained the young plants, while the two bedrooms were for the next two stages of growth. In the apartment next door, the marijuana was dried, with holes drilled through walls to run the watering system and provide ventilation. Strategically placed pictures and furniture served. as props, in the event that somebody glanced through an open door, Detective Dave Malcolm said, noting that the threat of fires, mould and discarded fertilizer posed a real threat to the building's 700 residents. "The people that are doing this, they really don't ca~•e," he said. Indeed, a marijuana grow-op caused a fire in April, though it was unclear whether it was connected to this multi-pronged operation, which police suspect was running for about a year..... Owner Harry Birman.....reckoned the episode will likely cost him about $25,000 in repairs and lost rent. Source: Httpa/www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/stor l~ LAC.20061I25.GROW25/TPStory/TPNa tional/Ontario/ Brentwood police discover multi-house marijuana farm BR1/NTWOOD -Two men were arrested Friday after Brentwood police found a "sophisticated" marijuana-growing operation spread across three homes....are suspected of growing up to $SOO,000 worth of marijuana in specially renovated houses they rented....Police were called to the house on Pebble Beach .Drive midday Friday after the homeowner became suspicious when he arrived to appraise the building. The house had been cleaned out by the time police arrived, Silva said, but investigators found soil, growing lights and a handful of marijuana leaves on the property. Authorities served search warrants on the other two houses and found bagged marijuana and about 120 2-foot-tall plants. The growers had installed loud fans and insulated the doors to contain the smell, Silva said. Source: Http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurvnews/news/breaking news/16304454 htm 2 75A-76