Saturday, August 02, 2008

Foreclosed Owner Walks Away Leaving Behind $800K In Marijuana, Pot Farm Equipment, Moldy Home

In Bloomington, Minnesota, KAAL-TV Channel 6 reports:
  • An inspector, changing the locks on a foreclosed home, discovered a major drug operation in Bloomington Thursday. Police in full HAZMAT gear spent the day hauling lights and other equipment used to grow marijuana from the home near 98th Street and France Avenue.

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  • Police said they seized 200 marijuana plants worth up to $800,000 on the street. Investigators also found a big mess inside. "There is a lot of dirt and mold growing up the sides of the walls," said Bloomington Police Commander Jim Ryan.

For more, see Pot bust in foreclosed Bloomington home.

Go here for a KNBC-TV story on a busted Corona, California marijuana grow house operation, including a tour of the inside of the home (video only).

Editor's Note:

It could be that the marijuana crop left behind by the pot farmer may have been contaminated by the presence of mold, possibly making the stash worthless.

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