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Las Vegas house fire leads to ‘huge’ marijuana bust

(Metropolitan Police Department)

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By Alexis Ford / Las Vegas Review-Journal

February 8, 2022 - 3:18 pm

Police said they busted a “huge residential marijuana grow operation” after a house fire in southwest Las Vegas on Sunday.

The Metropolitan Police Department said in a Facebook post that when officers responded to the fire, they found a “very dangerous” situation with 812 marijuana plants, rigged electrical work, gas lines, lighting and fertilizer inside the home near Buffalo Drive and Peace Way.

https://www.facebook.com/LasVegasMetro/posts/315791347259463

Narcotics detectives are investigating, police said.

Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 702-385-5555.

Contact Alexis Ford at aford@reviewjournal.com or follow @alexisdford on Twitter.

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