Tracy Cops Score 392 Pot Plants In Grow House Bust

In Tracy, California, the Tracy Press reports:

• Three months of surveillance netted police 392 marijuana plants and three suspected growers during a [...] morning raid on a Tracy house [last week]. Four undercover and three uniformed officers closed in on a home at 1999 Monique St. at about 10 a.m. after the suspects tried to drive away from the house.

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• Tracy city spokesman officer Matt Robinson said the suspects had put a lot of time and effort into their operation. "The electricity had been circumvented to bypass the electrical box," Robinson said. "They had quite the setup."

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• Mold could be seen on the windows and on the walls as well as a grow light through an upstairs window from the side of the house. [A] neighbor also said a strong smell of mold drifted out of the house when police opened the windows after the raid. "It’s probably a hazard right now," the neighbor said.(1) "But we had no idea, that’s for sure. We had never seen any activity at the house."

For the story, see Pot bust perp walk.

(1) Condolences to the lucky lender stuck holding the mortgage on this home.