A 61-year-old man has been charged after Winnipeg police busted a marijuana growing operation in the city's Southdale area.

Officers searched a home on Driftwood Bay after a lengthy investigation into a fraudulent marijuana production licence.

Police seized the following:

463 marijuana plants with a potential street value of $518,560.

225 marijuana plants recently harvested and drying, with a potential street value of $252,000.

Growing equipment worth $30,900.

The man has been charged with producing marijuana and possession for the purpose of trafficking.