(ONEIDA NATION OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION, ON) – On Friday May 30, 2014 at approximately 4:48 p.m. Oneida Nation of the Thames Police, with the assistance of Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Oneida Fire Department, and Middlesex Centre Fire Services, responded to a fire near an outbuilding on Bodkin Road.
As a result of the police investigation, a marihuana grow operation was located.
Police executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant and seized approximately 956 marihuana plants in various stages of growth.
A 24 year old male, Clifton SMITH of Oneida Nation of the Thames First Nation was arrested and has been charged with produce a schedule II substance, contrary to the CDSA.
Smith was released and will be appearing in a London court to answer to the charge.