--- description: A crime stoppers organization in Canada has fired its president after he was accused of being involved in a marijuana growing operation title: Crime Stoppers President Fired After Being Accused of Growing Marijuana image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Canadian Crime Stoppers President Fired After Being Accused of Growing Marijuana  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 24, 2016 7:58 PM CUT  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 24, 2016 7:58 PM CUT A Crime Stoppers organization in Ontario, Canada [fired its president](http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/windsor/marijuana-charges-laid-against-crime-stoppers-president-1.3775342 "undefined") after he was accused of being involved in an illegal marijuana growing operation. Jon-Paul Fuller was removed from his post as president of the Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers on Thursday after he was arrested and charged with production of marijuana and possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, [CBC News reported](http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/windsor/marijuana-charges-laid-against-crime-stoppers-president-1.3775342 "undefined"). Police found 2,900 pot plants and 41 kilograms of harvested marijuana in Leamington, CBC News reported. In the wake of the revelations, Crime Stoppers has said it will also conduct a financial audit for the months when Fuller was president, in an effort to check for any other potential criminal activity. Fuller, 44, and another man who was charged in connection with the marijuana operation will appear in court on Nov. 17, [according to CBC News](http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/windsor/marijuana-charges-laid-against-crime-stoppers-president-1.3775342 "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4506793/crime-stoppers-president-marijuana/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4506793/crime-stoppers-president-marijuana/"},"headline":"Canadian Crime Stoppers President Fired After Being Accused of Growing Marijuana","datePublished":"2016-09-24T19:58:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T00:48:37.828Z","description":"He was charged with production and possession of marijuana","url":"https://time.com/4506793/crime-stoppers-president-marijuana/","keywords":["Crime","Canada"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4506793/crime-stoppers-president-marijuana/","name":"Canadian Crime Stoppers President Fired After Being Accused of Growing Marijuana"}}]}] ```