Canoga Park, California (The Weekly Vice) - Smart - Los Angeles police busted a large scale pot farming operation that was housed inside a large warehouse complete with a sophisticated ventilation system. Not so smart - The building used for the operation was located only 25 feet from the back door of the Topanga police station.
According to Los Angeles police, officers began smelling marijuana in the air about a week ago from a building at 8411 Canoga Ave. Just feet away from the local police station located at 21501 Schoenborn St.
Investigators say the building had little traffic in and out and it's utility bills reported an excessive amount of electricity usage.
The building's ventilation system had been upgraded to minimize the outgoing smell while sophisticated hydroponics equipment was used to pipe in an irrigation system.
The warehouse owners allegedly went to great lengths to keep the odor from leaving the facility, caulking every crack and crevice leading out of the building, according to police spokesperson, Karen Rayner.
"But it was not enough," said Rayner. "Their luck ran out."
After obtaining a warrant, police raided the facility at about 3 pm Wednesday.
Three suspects have been booked into jail, however their names could not yet be released, Rayner said. Officers were still tabulating the amount of marijuana found at the scene at the time of the announcement.
Danny Vice
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This is the Henry Ford method applied to agriculture.
Sounds like someone has been watching the show "weeds"! lol
It must be a lot if they are still weighing it out! To think of how much money that is worth!
The government is so stupid....
waste not want not. tax it like no tomorrow (like everything else is)
or let commercial hemp be grown. watch the THC drop. But demonstration is a lot easier and would interfere with paper products and the cotton industry.
it's weed. who cares? i'm not a "liberal" by any stretch of the imagination but when I read about all of the other awful things it's hard to really care about weed.
This is newsworthy because? Just legalize it and get it over with.
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