LONDON, Ont. - A 49-year-old Mississauga man is facing drug charges after police searched a home in London.

London police say city police and the RCMP searched a home on Friday and found a large-scale marijuana grow operation.

Police say they seized 969 marijuana plants in various stages of growth and say hydro had been bypassed at the home.

Quoc Hoang is charged with one count of possession for the purposes of trafficking, one count of unlawfully producing marijuana and theft under $5,000.