Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Police: Foreclosures creating spike in marijuana grow houses

Police are reporting a spike in the presence of marijuana grow houses since the economic downturn. The Las Vegas Metro Police Department busted 119 operations last year. So far this year, that number is already at 108.

"We're busting almost three to four marijuana labs a week," says Metro narcotics Lieutenant Lazaro Chavez. "The majority of them are rental properties, some of them are abandoned houses that have been sitting abandoned for months."

Read the rest of the article at ABC 13 Action News

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