Seven men, ranging in age from 18 to 57, were arrested and charged in connection with the grow op.Those charged include Pasqua First Nation residents Joseph Agecoutay, Robert Agecoutay and Lawrence Agecoutay. Also charged were Ontario residents Chester Girard and Brian McConnell, Luke Zigovitz from Indiana and Jack Northwood of no fixed address.

"If we had the tribal police on reserve to look after the community, these kinds of operations would be dead," said Joseph. "It just wouldn't happen."

"They don't have enough policing activity on the reserve and when there isn't any police visibility things could happen, and what happened is a clear example of that," said Joseph.

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Illegal drug operations
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