Hydroponics Marijuana Grow Operation

Two Otonabee-South Monaghan residents have been charged following the execution of a search warrant Monday at a Villiers Line residence.

Members of the Kawartha Combined Forces Drug Unit searched the home, discovering an indoor marijuana grow operation as well as a quantity of dried marijuana.

Officers seized 227 grams of marijuana bud, 44 mature marijuana plants and hydroponics equipment. Police estimate the value of the marijuana at $47,405 and the grow equipment at $1,000.

John Venema, 52, and Shelly Petrollini, 46, both of Villiers Line, are each charged with possession for the trafficking and production of marijuana