(KTLA-TV) |
CHATSWORTH -- A suspicious odor in the air led officers to a marijuana growing operation inside a warehouse in Chatsworth.
Officers pulled over a man and a woman inside a pickup in the 9900 block of Canoga Avenue around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday.
The occupants were eventually arrested on narcotics charges. Police say they had marijuana inside the truck.
During the stop, officers were overwhelmed by the smell of marijuana in the neighborhood. They traced the odor to a nearby warehouse and obtained a search warrant.
Investigators say they went in around 4 a.m. and uncovered a sophisticated growing operation.
Police told KTLA that the discovery was not related to the traffic stop.
Officers removed approximately 1,000 marijuana plants along with lights, vents and other equipment used to grow the plants.
The people responsible for the operation were also stealing power from the Department of Water and Power over the past several months, according to authorities.
They decided against spending extra money on a filter which would have masked the strong odor coming from the venting system, officials said.
No arrests have been made in connection with the discovery.
Officers pulled over a man and a woman inside a pickup in the 9900 block of Canoga Avenue around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday.
The occupants were eventually arrested on narcotics charges. Police say they had marijuana inside the truck.
During the stop, officers were overwhelmed by the smell of marijuana in the neighborhood. They traced the odor to a nearby warehouse and obtained a search warrant.
Investigators say they went in around 4 a.m. and uncovered a sophisticated growing operation.
Police told KTLA that the discovery was not related to the traffic stop.
Officers removed approximately 1,000 marijuana plants along with lights, vents and other equipment used to grow the plants.
The people responsible for the operation were also stealing power from the Department of Water and Power over the past several months, according to authorities.
They decided against spending extra money on a filter which would have masked the strong odor coming from the venting system, officials said.
No arrests have been made in connection with the discovery.
