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Title - "Marijuana Operation Busted with Fire-fighter's Help in Ramsey County"
Story - "WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. -- The Ramsey County Sheriffs department has uncovered one of the countys largest marijuana grow operations in history. A 27-year-old homeowner was taken into custody and faces federal drug charges in connection to the pot-growing operation.
The man's toddler son was with him when he was arrested, and was turned over to child-protection authorities.
A firefighter helped uncover the grow operation while responding to an anonymous report of a possible fire at the home last month. The firefighter found no flames, but noticed heat escaping the house and frost on the inside of the windows.
Investigators said it appeared no one was living in the house, and it would have been difficult for anyone to handle the heat. When investigators arrived, it was about 90 degrees inside the home and there was enough mold to make it uninhabitable. There were streaks on the exterior walls, suggesting extreme heat and condensation inside.
It appears the suspect bored a hole through a concrete wall on the south side of the house to tap into the electrical feed and bypass the meter. In the basement, police found about 1,000 plants growing under about 40 umbrella-shaped metal lamp shades. Investigators say the operation's sophistication suggested the pot was high-grade.
The bust followed the discovery of similar suburban pot operations in recent years around the Twin Cities areas. As in other cases, authorities said the suspect took advantage of the spacious basement and quiet neighborhood afforded by suburban living."
Story - "WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. -- The Ramsey County Sheriffs department has uncovered one of the countys largest marijuana grow operations in history. A 27-year-old homeowner was taken into custody and faces federal drug charges in connection to the pot-growing operation.
The man's toddler son was with him when he was arrested, and was turned over to child-protection authorities.
A firefighter helped uncover the grow operation while responding to an anonymous report of a possible fire at the home last month. The firefighter found no flames, but noticed heat escaping the house and frost on the inside of the windows.
Investigators said it appeared no one was living in the house, and it would have been difficult for anyone to handle the heat. When investigators arrived, it was about 90 degrees inside the home and there was enough mold to make it uninhabitable. There were streaks on the exterior walls, suggesting extreme heat and condensation inside.
It appears the suspect bored a hole through a concrete wall on the south side of the house to tap into the electrical feed and bypass the meter. In the basement, police found about 1,000 plants growing under about 40 umbrella-shaped metal lamp shades. Investigators say the operation's sophistication suggested the pot was high-grade.
The bust followed the discovery of similar suburban pot operations in recent years around the Twin Cities areas. As in other cases, authorities said the suspect took advantage of the spacious basement and quiet neighborhood afforded by suburban living."
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