Indoor Pot Farm Industry Thrives In Las Vegas As International Groups Move In, Taking Advantage Of Foreclosure Glut, Cheap Rents

In Las Vegas, Nevada, KLAS-TV Channel 8 reports:

• The explosion in Las Vegas marijuana grow houses prompted Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie to create a special unit known as Team Six. Their job is to target the indoor pot farms. What they've found is a greater and greater concentration in the hands of international groups who have moved in to take advantage of foreclosed homes and cheaper rents.

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• In 2009, Las Vegas narcotics detectives busted 108 grow houses, some of them operating on a massive scale. A former auto repair shop was converted into the largest weed warehouse ever seen locally, with 2,000 plants worth an estimated $7 million.

For more, see I-Team: Who is Behind the Explosion in Las Vegas Pot Houses.