Four of the five men charged in connection with a large-scale drug bust late last week have been released on bail.

In court hearings over the course of this week, Wei Xiong Wen, 43, Zhu Dong Liang, 44, Kui Tin Yeung, 36, and Wei Min Zhai, 40, were granted bail.

The men were arrested and charged with production of marijuana and possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, after approximately 2,400 marijuana plants were seized from three homes in Copper Ridge last Thursday and Friday.

A fourth house in the neighbourhood was searched Monday. It yielded an additional load of about 800 marijuana plants and the associated growing equipment.

Police estimate the value of the un-harvested drugs was between $2 million and $5 million, depending on whether it was sold in bulk or by the joint.

The men were released on the condition that they follow a series of court orders and sign a recognizance agreement.

A recognizance agreement is essentially a signed document between the court and the accused in which they promise to abide by the conditions of bail.

If they break these conditions, they are apt to lose their bail deposit and could face further criminal charges.

Wen, Liang and Yeung appeared in territorial court Tuesday afternoon. Zhai's hearing occurred yesterday in front of a justice of the peace.

The conditions of bail imposed on all the men are similar.

Bail for Liang and Wen, both Whitehorse residents, was set at $3,500 each.

For Yeung and Zhai, both of whom live in Vancouver, the court asked for $5,000 bail for each.

A variety of other restrictions were imposed in both court sessions.

Each man must reside at a certain fixed address and stay within the Yukon, report once a week in person to the RCMP, abide by a curfew from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., and must not consume nor have any non-prescription drugs in their possession.

Another restriction for some was to stay out of Copper Ridge, the neighbourhood in which the grow operations were found.

Others were ordered to keep away from 208 Falcon Dr., one of the houses from which approximately 800 marijuana plants were seized.

The men must also give all passports and other travel documents over to police.

This last condition is more complex for some of the men as not all of them have Canadian passports.

One man is a refugee in Canada and has only a temporary work and residency permit, his lawyer, Andre Roothman, told the court.

Another left his documents in his home in Vancouver, according to defence lawyer Keith Parkkari.

Guang Xian Zhu, 26, was scheduled to come before the court this afternoon.