Pubdate: Wed, 05 May 2004
Source: Calgary Herald (CN AB)
Copyright: 2004 Calgary Herald
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/66
Author: CanWest News Services

FORTIFIED HOUSE ATTRACTS POLICE MARIJUANA SQUAD

The Police "Green Team" Busted A Heavily Fortified House Tuesday Morning.

Both the front and back doors of a house in the 800 block of Applewood 
Drive in the southeast were nailed shut with two-by-fours from the inside. 
No one was home.

"It was locked up tighter than most," said Det. Chris Fileccia, who 
oversees the Southern Alberta Marijuana Investigation Team.

Police also discovered a crude warning system -- empty beer cans strung 
together.

The 320 pot plants seized would be worth $450,000 on the street, police said.

A Crime Stopper's tip led to the house. Police said the grow op may have 
been in progress for at least a year. To mask the odour, a venting system 
had been installed on the home's roof.
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