GATINEAU – Police in Gatineau got a surprise Tuesday morning during a routine traffic stop.

Officers pulled a car over at the corner of Saint- Joseph and Nicolet just after 8 a.m. and found 522 marijuana plants in the vehicle.

Spokesperson Pierre Lanthier told 1310News the plants were too small to sell.

“The plants were not even full sized, they were not even a foot long,” said Lanthier, “The purpose of the possesion of those plants by the owner was probably to fertalize them and sell them after.”

Police also seized fertillizer, cash and an iPad.