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Ocala Marijuana Grow House Bust

What started as a response to a typical house burglary, ended up as a major drug bust. Officers from the Ocala police department uncovered a marijuana grow house in the homeowner’s shed while inspecting the damage from the break in.

Ocala police department public information officer Angie Scroble says when officers encountered the plants, they notified the Multiagency Drug Enforcement Team. They then discovered power was being diverted from the house into a shed. While officers executed the search warrant the owner of the home arrived and admitted to growing marijuana in the shed.

The resident was arrested along with the two suspected burglars. There is currently no information on whether the resident will face more charges.

Posted: Thursday, Jul 29, 2010, 06:38 AM

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