Ontario Provincial Police Charge Sy Hung Phan, 45, of North York and Xianli Lin, 44, of Maple After the Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team Seizes About 9,110 Cannabis Plants and 107.5 Kilograms of Processed Cannabis in Haldimand County; a Third Person Fled (October 13, 2026)
Ontario Provincial Police say a search warrant was executed on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at a property on Highway 54 in Haldimand County and that officers seized about 9,110 cannabis plants valued at around $4.5 million, 60 kilograms of cannabis shake valued at around $20,000, 45 kilograms of cannabis resin valued at around $70,700 and 2.5 kilograms of dried cannabis valued at around $5,600. According to Kawartha 411, the investigation grew out of information from an earlier investigation and was carried by the force’s Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team. Two people were arrested and a third fled the property and remains outstanding. Sy Hung Phan, 45, of North York and Xianli Lin, 44, of Maple are each charged under the Cannabis Act and are to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cayuga on December 22. Neither account names a criminal organization, street gang or outlaw motorcycle club.
The Seizure Inventory
CHCH News and Kawartha 411 report the same four items in the same quantities. The plants are given as approximately 9,110, valued at around $4.5 million. The processed cannabis is given as 60 kilograms of cannabis shake at around $20,000, 45 kilograms of cannabis resin at around $70,700 and 2.5 kilograms of dried cannabis at around $5,600. Added together the four stated values come to about $4,596,300, which is the figure the CHCH headline rounds to $4.6 million. Neither account says how any of the values was calculated, and neither ties any item to either accused.
Both accounts report that investigators found structural, electrical and fire safety hazards at the home, that the property was ordered closed to occupancy, and that electricity was disconnected. Both accounts say Haldimand County By-law Enforcement attended. The specific hazards are not described.
The Two Counts
Kawartha 411 lists the counts as cultivate cannabis that is not their dwelling-house, section 12(6)(a), and possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling, section 10(2), both under the Cannabis Act. CHCH News words the same two counts as cultivating cannabis on property that is not their dwelling-house and possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling. CHCH News says both accused face both counts. CHCH News names Sy Hung Phan, 45, of North York and Xianli Lin, 44, of Maple; Kawartha 411 gives a North York resident and a 44-year-old from Maple, prints no names, and gives no age for the North York accused.
Both accounts say the investigation is continuing and that a third person who fled the property remains outstanding. Neither account describes that person, names them, or says whether a warrant has been issued.
Charges, and what the accounts do not state
- Counts listed: cultivate cannabis that is not their dwelling-house, s. 12(6)(a); possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling, s. 10(2) — both under the Cannabis Act, and, according to CHCH News, both faced by each accused.
- The outstanding person: not named, not described, and the accounts do not say whether a warrant has been issued.
- Project name: the accounts name no project or operation.
- Organization: the accounts name no criminal organization, street gang or outlaw motorcycle club.
- Earlier investigation: Kawartha 411 says the information came from a previous investigation but does not identify it.
- Occurrence number: neither account carries an occurrence, incident or file number.
- Arrest detail: the accounts give no arrest time, no arrest location on the property and no custody status for either accused, and report no plea, trial or conviction.
- Quotations: the CHCH account carries no quotation from any official.
Timeline
- Date not statedAn earlier investigation produces the information that opens this one, according to Kawartha 411. The account does not identify that investigation or date it.
- Tuesday, September 22, 2026The Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team and Haldimand County Fire execute a search warrant at the Highway 54 property. Two people are arrested; a third flees and remains outstanding.
- Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 10:07 a.m.CHCH News publishes the file under the byline of Julia Vellucci; Kawartha 411 publishes the same day.
- Tuesday, December 22, 2026Scheduled appearance for both accused, Ontario Court of Justice in Cayuga.
Carried the investigation and executed the September 22 search warrant, according to Kawartha 411.
Named by Kawartha 411 among the units involved in the warrant.
Named by Kawartha 411 among the units involved. These are tactical and support units.
Executed the warrant together with the OPP, according to CHCH News.
Attended the property, according to both accounts.
Sources
- CHCH News, report on the Haldimand County cannabis seizure by Julia Vellucci, October 13, 2026, 10:07 a.m. — chch.com
- Kawartha 411, report on two OPP cannabis investigations including the Haldimand County seizure, October 13, 2026 — kawartha411.ca
Both accused are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and neither count has been tested in court. The allegations are the Ontario Provincial Police’s as reported by CHCH News and Kawartha 411. No gang, outlaw motorcycle club, crime family, syndicate or cartel label is used here because no source has used one. No publication ban is mentioned in either source.