Durham police seek five men in outdoor marijuana grow-op theft
Posted October 19, 2018 2:56 pm.
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Durham Regional Police are searching for five males who attacked and robbed a legal outdoor marijuana grow-op near Beaverton.
Police say five men carrying guns approached a small group of workers near the intersection of Concession Road 4 and Highway 12 at around 6 a.m. Thursday morning.
Four workers were tied up and forced into a security trailer and had their personal belongings stolen.
The suspects made off with several garbage bags full of dried marijuana from a barn that is used for storage. They fled in a car that belonged to one of the workers.
The workers managed to free themselves several hours later and call police. The stolen vehicle was recovered a short distance away.
The first suspect is described as white, between 40 and 45 years of age, 5-foot-10 with grey short hair and a French accent.
The second suspect is described as white, between 32 and 35 years of age, 5-foot-10 with short black hair and a full beard. He was wearing a ski mask.
There are no detailed descriptions of the remaining three suspects.