Smell Leads Cops To Over 1,000 Marijuana Plants

[matcom]

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COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) -- Officers in Southern California didn't need a crime dog to sniff out a pot farm -- they just followed their own noses.

Police found more than a thousand marijuana plants and a sophisticated growing operation Tuesday in a warehouse in the Costa Mesa area. During the raid, officers confiscated about $75,000 worth of water pumps, electric valves and giant lights used in cultivating the illegal weed.

But the growers apparently didn't buy any air freshener. Police say people in the area complained they could smell the pot blocks away.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2004/01/09/smell_leads_to_marijuana_bust/

[GOPisEvil]

1. Eh, if you're going to grow pot, might as well steal the electricity!

:shrug:

[Intelsucks]

2. I'm not sure about California law, but in many states

they nail you for the full (green) weight of the plants. This means you could be sitting in prison for the weight of stems, leaves, and roots, which smokers have no use for.

Actually, a quantity this large could be immediately a federal offense.:shrug: