Organized crime eyed in $5M Stoney Creek cannabis seizure

653 bags of cannabis weighing about one pound per bag were foundArticle contentCops have smashed a scheme to smuggle nearly $5 million of cannabis into the U.S. stashed in sand-blasting bags. Hamilton Police investigators believe the sophistication of the operation points to the involvement of organized crime. Try refreshing your browser, or Organized crime eyed in $5M Stoney Creek cannabis seizure Back to videoDetectives arrested a 56-year-old Hamilton man who faces charges relating to trafficking and exporting in illegal cannabis. Hamilton cops say they were called to an industrial area in Stoney Creek on March 1 shortly after 2:30 p.m. regarding a suspicious shipment being loaded onto a transport truck. Upon arrival, police discovered processed cannabis hidden in the shipment.