CTV News has learned an Edmonton firefighter facing several charges relating to a marijuana grow-op bust, has been relieved of duty.
33-year-old Najeeb (Jeebo) Manah has been charged on four drug-related charges. The operation, which included sophisticated LED grow lights, housed more than 500 pot plants with a street-value of $500,000. Law enforcement officials seized the grow-op equipment, plants and 13.5 pounds of processed marijuana from the north-west Edmonton home.
"On March 7, one of our firefighters was arrested for drug-related charges," Deputy Fire Chief John Lamb said. "At this time, it's important to know that public trust is very important to Edmonton Fire Rescue,
Edmonton Fire Rescue initially told CTV News that Manah had been pulled from any duties that would put him in the public eye. Officials now say he has been "relieved of duty."
Mannah is scheduled to appear in court on March 22.
With files from David Ewasuk
