File # 2010-9781 Tue Mar 09 12:13:00 PST 2010

File:2010-9781 HUGE MARIHUANA GROW

At just before 2 a.m., on March 7th,West Kelowna RCMP attended a residence, in the 1600 block of McNaughton Rd. in West Kelowna, for a complaint of a domestic dispute.

Upon arrival, police instead found a very large Marihuana Growing Operation. A warrant was obtained and police seized over 1700 Marihuana Plants, that were growing in two large rooms in the residence. There were no occupants in the home, nor was there any evidence of any domestic dispute. A large bag of dried Marihuana was found, and a Hydro Electrical Bypass was also discovered.

The investigation continues with respect to identifying and locating those involved in the grow op.

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