An illegal marijuana grow, with 76 plants worth about $76,000, was seized Thursday in Pueblo West, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies responded to a report that tenants had altered the electrical system of a home, on the 1100 block of Camino Santiago, to bypass the meter, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
The residents could not be contacted Thursday, but a strong order of marijuana was noticeable near the residence.
Great awareness by our deputies and detectives who detected an illegal marijuana grow at a home in Pueblo West after responding to report of an altered electrical system. 76 plants worth $76,000 found in the home also the site of a 2016 bust. Read more at https://t.co/LVye19CWiS pic.twitter.com/5jQJRfLSnV
— PuebloCounty Sheriff (@PuebloCountySO) October 23, 2020
Detectives contacted the homeowner, who lives out of town, by telephone and a search warrant was executed on the property. Investigators found three separate grow rooms in the…
