News (Media Awareness Project) - CN AB: Fortified House Attracts Police Marijuana Squad |
| Title: | CN AB: Fortified House Attracts Police Marijuana Squad |
| Published On: | 2004-05-05 |
| Source: | Calgary Herald (CN AB) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-08-22 11:53:05 |
FORTIFIED HOUSE ATTRACTS POLICE MARIJUANA SQUAD
The Police "Green Team" Busted A Heavily Fortified House Tuesday Morning.
Both the front and back doors of a house in the 800 block of Applewood
Drive in the southeast were nailed shut with two-by-fours from the inside.
No one was home.
"It was locked up tighter than most," said Det. Chris Fileccia, who
oversees the Southern Alberta Marijuana Investigation Team.
Police also discovered a crude warning system -- empty beer cans strung
together.
The 320 pot plants seized would be worth $450,000 on the street, police said.
A Crime Stopper's tip led to the house. Police said the grow op may have
been in progress for at least a year. To mask the odour, a venting system
had been installed on the home's roof.
The Police "Green Team" Busted A Heavily Fortified House Tuesday Morning.
Both the front and back doors of a house in the 800 block of Applewood
Drive in the southeast were nailed shut with two-by-fours from the inside.
No one was home.
"It was locked up tighter than most," said Det. Chris Fileccia, who
oversees the Southern Alberta Marijuana Investigation Team.
Police also discovered a crude warning system -- empty beer cans strung
together.
The 320 pot plants seized would be worth $450,000 on the street, police said.
A Crime Stopper's tip led to the house. Police said the grow op may have
been in progress for at least a year. To mask the odour, a venting system
had been installed on the home's roof.
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